Negotiation and Construction of National Identities

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International Negotiation Series, 3 (International Studies Library, 4) Scholars of the Countries of the Middle East have tried for quite a while to provide an explanation to the identity crisis that ravaged, in the eighties and nineties many countries of the area. Building on a cogent analysis of elite interactions and negotiation theory this book offers a clear and more nuanced explanation, one rooted in the politics of identity. The findings of this study show that those countries, such as Morocco, where an identity formula was developed through a process of negotiations among all the elites of the country, enjoy greater stability and are free of basic identity crises throughout their socio-political development unlike countries such as Algeria and Tunisia where identities are imposed. Table of Contents Preface by I. William Zartman Acknowledgements 1. Negotiating National Identity a. Introduction b. Theories of Nationalism and National Identity c. Elite Negotiation d. Arab North Africa as a Case Study 2. Morocco a. Introduction b. Moroccan Elites c. Mohammed V, His Vision and His Role d. The Formula e. Negotiations and Outcome f. The Reign of Hassan II g. Conclusion 3. Libya a. Introduction b. Libyan Elites c. Negotiating National Identity d. The Post-Independence Period and the Betrayal of the Pact e. The 1969 Revolution f. Conclusion 4. Tunisia a. Introduction b. Tunisian Elites and Nationalism c. Competing National Identity Visions d. Bourguiba's Action and the 'No-Negotiation' Road e. Bourguiba and Socialism: Negotiation or Instrumental Concession? f. Ben Ali's Identity Vision g. Conclusion 5. Algeria a. Introduction b. Algerian Elites c. The Nationalist Movement d. The War of Liberation and the Identity Visions of the Nationalist Movement e. The Ben Bella Regime f. Boumedienne, His Regime and His Vision g. Chadli Ben Jedid and the 'Revised Charter' h. Conclusion 6. Conclusion Bibliography Index About the Author Karim Mezran, Ph. D. (2001) in International Relations, School of Advanced International Studies - Johns Hopkins University, Washington DC, is currently the Director of the Center for American Studies in Rome and Assistant Professor of Political Science at John Cabot University. He has published extensively on the Politics of the Countries of the contemporary Middle East and North Africa.