Investigates how regimes in the Maghreb have kept dissent at bay, and the means by which their authority has been challenged

Examines new authoritarian practices and state control in MENA countries to target and neutralise dissidents

Why and how do some acts of protest trigger mass mobilization while others do not? Using the cases of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya, Mekouar argues that

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is an economically diverse region. Despite undertaking economic reforms in many countries, and having considerable succe

This work examines the new authoritarian practices MENA countries developed in the aftermath of the major uprisings in the region. These include new forms of di