Badran, Sammy Zeyad,

Killing contention : demobilization in Morocco during the Arab Spring / Sammy Zeyad Badran. - First edition. - Syracuse : Syracuse University Press, (c)2022. - 1 online resource (xiii, 191 pages) - Modern intellectual and political history of the Middle East .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction -- A theory and lessons from the field -- Concessions : giving the movement what they want -- Repression : crossing "red-lines" -- Elections : using opposition to demobilize a social movement -- Internal fracture : structure, coalitions, and the tactical standstill of F20 -- The new hirak -- Conclusion : the future of contention.

"Badran examines how state polices can divide and effectively kill a social movement. Interviews with the February 20 Movement, the main organizer of mass protests in Morocco from 2011-12, reveal how reforms along with limited repression ultimately divided and weakened the movement"--



9780815655688

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February 20 Movement (Morocco)


Protest movements--Morocco.
Political participation--Morocco.


Electronic Books.

DT326 / .K555 2022