The past is not a foreign country: how Algeria avoided the arab spring

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dc.contributor.advisorMalejacq, R.A.A.
dc.contributor.authorLangenhuizen, Sander
dc.date.issued2021-06-23
dc.description.abstractIn this research I investigate why Algeria was the only constitutional republic in the Middle East and Northern Africa to avoid an escalation of violence during the Arab Spring. Using social movement studies, I conclude that the unique political history of Algeria was the decisive factor in slowing down the momentum of the social movement. The Algerian Civil War led to a threefold of political changes that influence Algerian state and society to this day: a distrust between different groups within the social movement; a priority for protesters on a stable and secure society above all else; and highly sophisticated and balanced state security forces. In this study, I show not only that the interaction between state and society is more prominent than is considered in classical social movement theories, but also that this interaction is the directly influenced by the culture and political history of a society.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://theses.ubn.ru.nl/handle/123456789/13027
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.thesis.facultyFaculteit der Managementwetenschappenen_US
dc.thesis.specialisationConflict, Power, and Politicsen_US
dc.thesis.studyprogrammeMaster Political Scienceen_US
dc.thesis.typeMasteren_US
dc.titleThe past is not a foreign country: how Algeria avoided the arab springen_US
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