{"product_id":"managing-instability-in-algeria-elites-and-political-change-since-1995-paperback","title":"Managing Instability in Algeria: Elites and Political Change Since 1995 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIsabelle Werenfels\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis topical new book seeks to understand the relationship between elite dynamics and strategies and the lack of profound political change in Algeria after 1995, when the country's military rulers returned to electoral processes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing evidence from extensive fieldwork, Isabelle Werenfels exposes successful survival strategies of an opaque authoritarian elite in a changing domestic and international environment. The main focus is on: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe changing balance of power between different elite segments \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe modes of generation change and the different emerging young elite types \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003econstraints, obligations and opportunities arising from elite embeddings in clienteles networks and in specific social and economic structures.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuilding rare evidence from fieldwork into a multidisciplinary analytical framework, this book presents a significant input to the more general literature on transition processes and is particularly relevant as the West pushes for democratic reforms in the Middle East and North Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIsabelle Werenfels is a research associate at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), and has lectured at Freie Universität, Berlin. Her recent publications in English and German deal with the question of democratization and with Islamist movements in the Maghreb region.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 26, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755817959712,"sku":"9780415558860","price":106.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1ef75ff1d131963d693ce30e252e2b6a.webp?v=1780068945","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/managing-instability-in-algeria-elites-and-political-change-since-1995-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}