TY - JOUR
T1 - The islamic challenge in North Africa
AU - Maddy‐Weitzman, Bruce
PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - This article analyzes and compares the growth of Islamist movements and regime responses in the three core Maghrib states - Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. In spite of the many points of commonality and their geographical proximity, the particular sociopolitical and historical circumstances of each of the three states have varied widely, producing a different state-society/regime-opposition dynamic in each case, resulting in very different political outcomes. Algeria has been, and remains, in many ways, sui generis in the Arab world. Consequently, even if the Islamists do eventually come to power there, one should avoid adopting any simplistic Islamic 'domino theory' for the region.
AB - This article analyzes and compares the growth of Islamist movements and regime responses in the three core Maghrib states - Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. In spite of the many points of commonality and their geographical proximity, the particular sociopolitical and historical circumstances of each of the three states have varied widely, producing a different state-society/regime-opposition dynamic in each case, resulting in very different political outcomes. Algeria has been, and remains, in many ways, sui generis in the Arab world. Consequently, even if the Islamists do eventually come to power there, one should avoid adopting any simplistic Islamic 'domino theory' for the region.
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U2 - 10.1080/09546559608427352
DO - 10.1080/09546559608427352
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AN - SCOPUS:5744245745
SN - 0954-6553
VL - 8
SP - 171
EP - 188
JO - Terrorism and Political Violence
JF - Terrorism and Political Violence
IS - 2
ER -