Challenges to Democratization Process in Algeria

Arshad

Contemporary Review of the Middle East, 2017, vol. 4, issue 3, 254-277

Abstract: The democratization process in Algeria was marked by the de-militarization efforts when Abdel Aziz Bouteflika was elected president in 1999. Gradually, democratization became an instrument to perpetuate his power against the entrenched interests of country’s Le Pouvior , which is comprised of the retired generals, politicians, and other influential leaders. The continuous struggle among Le Pouvoir for a share of natural resources has created a political and economic vacuum which led to the stalling of the democratization process. This article shall analyze this struggle and its impact on the democratization process in Algeria.

Keywords: Algeria; Sonatrach; Le Pouvior; bureaucratic authoritarianism; DRS; deep state (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1177/2347798917711295

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