'Democratic Knowledge' and Knowledge Production - Preliminary Reflections on Democratisation in North Africa (Paperback)

Sudden change in North Africa manifested through popular protests followed by the end of authoritarian regimes in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya revitalised the scholarly concern with democracy in the region. Democratisation and democracy received fresh attention in the 'Arab Spring'. Arab citizens displayed their grasp and possession of 'democratic knowledge' in a bottom-up groundswell of activism against the wielding of power by authoritarian regimes. In this book, the investigation into democratic knowledge revolves around the idea that good government must be in the first instance rooted in a local system of knowledge. However, no privileging of the 'local' is offered here at the expense of the 'democratic'. Each chapter illustrates the context-specific experiences which provide political actors with the wherewithal in actively learning democracy. The countries examined with reference to a socially constructed democratic knowledge include Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt. Critical focus on local agency in North Africa during the 'Arab Spring' enables a shift from democratisation as an ideology to a 'democratic learning turn'. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of North African Studies.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2018
First published:	2017
Editors:	Larbi Sadiki
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	132
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-02387-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Regional geography Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Elections & referenda Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Democracy Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Local government > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Pressure groups & lobbying Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Revolutions & coups Promotions
LSN:	0-367-02387-3
Barcode:	9780367023874

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