POLI SCI 351 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3.2: Authoritarianism, National Liberation Front (Algeria), Nepotism
16 Apr 2018
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We"re looking at the founding regimes in the middle east - the first post-colonial regimes. Countries can be sorted into three basic categories: single-party dictatorships, monarchical dictatorships, and democratic regimes. Ex: syria, iraq, egypt, algeria, tunisia and south yemen. Republics ruled in dictatorship fashion by presidents, who, in most cases, hailed from militaries (whose support was critical); ruling parties served president in their exercise of power. Structured elections so that ruling parties won either all or vast majority of parliamentary seats. Adopted a state socialist economic development agenda. Wanted to built a thriving economic base to augment national. Also subscribed to pan-arab nationalism that nasser articulated - West was at fault for dividing arabs into artificial states. Broad - the brutal colonial period (1830) and the war of liberation (1954 : are still determining factors of national identity; nationalist movement in 1920s instituted political system with far-reaching affects. Arab-islamic culture in algeria has a huge impact on algerian culture.
