Bipolarisation of the Moroccan political party arena? Refuting this idea through an analysis of the party system

Szmolka, Inmaculada

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“…In fact, amongst persisting constitutional and unwritten constraints, personalities more than institutional prerogatives seem to be able to make the difference, as evidenced by the more charismatic leadership of former PM Abdelilah Benkirane in comparison to his successor, Saadeddine El-Othmani, both issued from the Islamist Party of Justice and Development (Parti de la Justice et du Développement, PJD). The constitution still recognises the very broad powers and responsibilities of the king, which is the reason why Morocco is often referred to as an 'executive' monarchy (Szmolka, 2021). Suffice it to say that the king, even before being labelled the 'head of state', is the 'commander of the faithful', the most powerful religious authority of the country.…”

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The MENA Region and COVID-19

Hobaika¹,

Möller²,

Völkel³

2022

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Focusing on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, which comprises some of the world's richest countries next to some of the poorest, this book offers excellent insights into the discriminatory consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.With a geographic focus on the MENA region, the multidisciplinary case studies collected in this edited volume reveal that the coronavirus's impact patterns are a question of two variables: governance performance and socioeconomic potency. Given the global, unprecedented, complex and systemic nature of COVID-19 -and its long-term implications for societies, governments, international organisations, citizens and corporations -this volume entails a relevance to regions undergoing similar dynamics. Analyses in the book, therefore, have implications for the comparative study of the pandemic and its impact on societies around the globe. Understanding related dynamics and implications, and making use of lessons learned, are a pathway to deal with future similar crises.Questions covered in the volume are relevant to geopolitics, social challenges and the relations between political leaders and citizens as beings embedded in various strategies of communication. The volume will appeal to scholars of international politics, political science, risk or crisis governance, economics and sociology, human rights and security, political communication and public health.Zeina Hobaika is a biochemist, holder of a PhD in Structure, Function and Proteins Engineering from Denis Diderot University and an Executive Diploma in Management and Conduct of Strategic Projects from Sciences Po in Paris. Today, she is an associate professor and serves as the head of department of Life and Earth Sciences-Biochemistry, at the Faculty of Sciences at Saint Joseph University of Beirut. She is also head of the Macromolecules Structure and Interactions Research Team. Her main research interests cover rational drug design to contribute to fighting diseases such as AIDS, cancer and Alzheimer's. Another major project she is working on consists of the management and valorisation of agro-industrial byproducts and waste, for a sustainable future. She has been selected for various national and international prizes and awards. In 2017, she became a member of the prestigious Arab-German Young Academy of Sciences and Humanities (AGYA). Last, with a large publication record and one patent, Zeina is involved in a variety of projects with the public and private sector.

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Section: The Securitisation Of the Pandemic: The Palace's Central Rol...mentioning

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The MENA Region and COVID-19

Hobaika¹,

Möller²,

Völkel³

2022

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“…Some works reconstruct the history of Islamist parties through their relationship with the founding Islamist organisation and draw attention to their members' experience during the years of exile and clandestinity (McCarthy, 2018;Wolf, 2017). Others focus on the parties and movements' participation in the political and electoral game (Masoud, 2014;Pellicer & Wegner, 2014;Szmolka, 2015Szmolka, , 2019Wegner & Cavatorta, 2019), the nature and characteristics of parties' membership (Cimini, 2020;Tomé-Alonso, 2016) or a more far-reaching comparative perspective (Esposito et al, 2018;Kraetzchmar & Rivetti, 2018). More recently, some researchers have turned to the foreign relations of Islamist actors (Abouzzohour & Tomé-Alonso, 2019;Adraoui, 2018;Azaola-Piazza, 2019;Fernández-Molina et al, 2019;Schraeder et al, 2019).…”

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Rethinking Islamist politics in North Africa: a multi-level analysis of domestic, regional and international dynamics

Cimini

Tomé‐Alonso

2021

Contemporary Politics

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Since 2011, considerable upheavals in domestic politics, shifting regional power balances and international shocks have been greatly affecting Islamist movements and parties coming to the forefront of the political arena in Tunisia, Egypt and Morocco. This Special Issue combines a more theoretical reflection upon the underappreciated interaction of domestic, regional and international factors with an empirical focus on the development of Islamists. It also enriches the case history of comparative politics analyses through the investigation of new relevant rational actors in countries whose political trajectories differ considerably. By opting for an inside-out perspective and actor-centered approach, we aim to overcome the 'compartmentalization' of the three levels of analysis and the 'obsession' with moderation for Islamists. Borrowing a set of mechanisms first identified by social movement and policy diffusion literature, this introduction lays out the analytical framework informing all the contributions which is based on adaptation, learning, competition, and collaboration dynamics.

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Bipolarisation of the Moroccan political party arena? Refuting this idea through an analysis of the party system

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The MENA Region and COVID-19

The MENA Region and COVID-19

Rethinking Islamist politics in North Africa: a multi-level analysis of domestic, regional and international dynamics

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