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- Title
Shouting in a cage: political life after authoritarian co-optation in North Africa.
- Authors
Dendere, Chipo
- Abstract
This article discusses the role of political parties in autocratic regimes, specifically focusing on the Wafd Party in Egypt and the Istiqlal Party in Morocco. The author argues that opposition parties can still have agency and influence, even when co-opted by the ruling party. The article challenges the notion that co-optation weakens the opposition, and instead suggests that co-opted parties can still advance their reform agenda from within the government. The author also mentions examples from Zimbabwe and South Africa to illustrate the complexities of co-optation in different contexts.
- Subjects
POLITICAL parties; LEGITIMACY of governments; POLITICAL opposition; AUTHORITARIANISM; BALANCE of power
- Publication
International Affairs, 2024, Vol 100, Issue 5, p2279
- ISSN
0020-5850
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/ia/iiae202