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Managing Contention: Divergent Government Responses to Youth Protests in the Arab World
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Abstract Why do some authoritarian governments respond beneficently to political protest while others opt for repression? This article argues that beneficent government responses in the form of concessions or institutional inclusion are fostered by three interrelated mechanisms working at three distinct leve... view more
Why do some authoritarian governments respond beneficently to political protest while others opt for repression? This article argues that beneficent government responses in the form of concessions or institutional inclusion are fostered by three interrelated mechanisms working at three distinct levels: institutionalization of political protest within the polity, external certification of protest demands by legally legitimized authorities, and interest polarization between protesting groups and the government. Empirical comparison of government responses to youth protests before and during the 2011 uprisings in Morocco and Egypt proves that the divergent strategies in the two countries were not the result of spontaneous decision-making in times of heightened regime contention. Rather, they mirror established patterns of protest politics that are relatively resistant to ad-hoc manipulations. By extending the focus beyond a particular episode of contention, this study offers important insights into government-challenger relations in authoritarian regimes.... view less
Keywords
political regime; authoritarian system; protest; youth; repression; conflict strategy; Morocco; Egypt; Arab countries
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
Autoritäre Regime; Jugendprotest; Mittlerer Osten; umstrittene Politik; Konzessionen
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Page/Pages
p. 91-116
Journal
Middle East Law and Governance, 10 (2017) 1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1163/18763375-01001003
ISSN
1876-3375
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed