1. Morocco: Can the PJD Still Absorb Popular Anger?
- Author:
- Mohammed Masbah
- Publication Date:
- 03-2020
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Arab Reform Initiative (ARI)
- Abstract:
- The Moroccan monarchy has used political parties, including the PJD, to legitimize the country’s authoritarian political process and structure, and to absorb social and political anger. This paper argues that putting the parties at the frontline without sufficient capacity to enact deep reforms weakens them as a shield against growing popular frustration. While this approach may work in the short term, it risks the country’s stability in the long term.
- Topic:
- Social Movement, Authoritarianism, Political stability, Protests, Political Parties, and Monarchy
- Political Geography:
- Africa and Morocco