North African politics :  change and continuity / 
edited by Yahia H. Zoubir and Gregory White. 
 - London ;  New York :  Routledge,  2016. 
 - xv, 397 p. :  ill. b&w ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> Drivers of change in contemporary North Africa --  A political economy perspective on North African transitions /  Maghrebi youth in the wake of the Arab Spring: General observations and evidence from Tunisia and Algeria /  Civil-military relations in Algeria and Egypt: A comparative analysis /  Security sector reforms in North Africa /  Berbers in an Arab Spring: The politics of Amazigh identity and the North African uprisings /  Civil insurrections in North Africa: History and prospects /  Social media and mobilization in the Arab Spring and beyond /  Western Sahara: Change under the radar /  Algeria: Reforms without change? /  Internal dynamics of North African states --  Revolution and Change in Egypt /  Libya: From reform to revolution /  Mauritania: Where did the Spring go? /  Morocco: Keeping revolution at bay with an enhanced status quo /  From democratic consensus to a struggle for power: The fragility of transition in Tunisia /  North Africa in world affairs --  The evolving foreign policies of North African states (2011-2014): New trends in constraints, political processes and behavior /  The United States and North Africa /  Barcelona, Twenty Years On /  China in North Africa: A Strategic Partnership /  The Role of the GCC in North Africa in light of the Arab Spring /  Perspectives: North Africa's energy challenges /  Gonzalo Escribano --  Mark Tessler and Jennifer Miller-Gonzalez --  Miloud Chennoufi --  Eduard Soler i Lecha --  Michael J. Willis --   Stephen Zunes --   Lina Khatib --  Alice Wilson --  Ahmed Aghrout and Yahia Zoubir --  Ibrahim Awad --  Alison Pargeter --   Abdoulaye Diagana --  Azzedine Layachi --   Emma Murphy --  Miguel Hernando de Larramendi and Irene Fernández Molina --   Yahia Zoubir and Stephen Zunes --  George Joffe --  Imen Belhadj and Degang Sun; with the collaboration of Yahia H. Zoubir --  Elena Maestri --  John Hamilton and Hakim Darbouche.  Pt. 1.  Ch. 1.  Ch. 2.  Ch. 3.  Ch. 4.  Ch. 5.  Ch. 6.  Ch. 7.  Ch. 8.  Ch. 9.  Pt. 2.  Ch. 10.  Ch. 11.  Ch. 12.  Ch. 13.  Ch. 14.  Pt. 3.  Ch. 15.  Ch. 16.  Ch. 17.  Ch. 18.  Ch. 19.  Ch. 20. 
<br/><br/> In the aftermath of the turmoil that shook North Africa in late 2010 and early 2011, commentators and analysts have sought explanations to the factors that triggered the uprisings and to understand why a region, seemingly characterized by relative stability for decades, would suddenly erupt in convulsions. Had an underlying dynamism in the region overwhelmed what were ostensibly stable authoritarian regimes? What were the connections to events and dynamics beyond the region, such as countries in the Middle East, international commodity markets, and environmental factors, amongst others? Why had allies abetted authoritarianism for so long, and what were the implications for such alliances?<br/><br/>North African Politics: Change and continuity brings together experts to explore these questions, providing in-depth analyses of important developments in the region, which build upon and complement the 2008 companion volume, North Africa: Politics, Region and the Limits of Transformation. This 21-chapter volume is a key contribution that responds to the need in the Anglo-American sphere for sustained, critical studies on North Africa and examines political, economic, security, social and military aspects of the region. Focused studies on individual countries allow detailed discussion of regional factors. The book also examines extrinsic, trans-regional dynamics, such as North Africa's influential interdependencies with the Levant and the Gulf, Europe, Sahelian and sub-Saharan Africa, and North America. Its innovative approach provides new perspectives on North Africa, extending its research scope to include Egypt and exploring China's evolving role in the region.<br/><br/>Providing an important contribution in the assessment of the ever-shifting political and social tectonics within and beyond North Africa, North African Politics is an essential resource for students, scholars and policy makers in Middle Eastern and North African Studies, and beyond. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781138922969 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Arab Spring, 2010-
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Africa, North--Politics and government<br/>Arab countries--Politics and government<br/>Africa, North--Foreign relations<br/>Arab countries--Foreign relations
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>320.96