Social Movements and Democratization in North Africa, 1912–2024

This transdisciplinary book examines social movements in contemporary North Africa, namely Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia. It focuses on nationalist, democratic, women’s, Islamist, Berber (Amazigh), and youth movements since 1912 through the post-Arab Spring era. While adopting an integrative approach, it emphasizes the human and social dimensions as central scopes of social movements. In doing so, the book takes current debates on the topic to a more inclusive level, involving linkages among policy, cultural identity, democratic culture, and social justice. It analyzes the role of social movements in driving social change, democratization, development, and social cohesion. The book engages with these themes, which integrate the social, economic, cultural, and political aspects of social movements, and critically interrogates the theories, methods, and practices relevant to them, highlighting the roles of the state and civil society in enhancing civil rights and democracy in the region.