Wegner, Eva and Pellicer, Miquel
(2011)
Left–Islamist Opposition Cooperation in
Morocco.
British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, 38 (3).
pp. 303-322.
ISSN 1353-0194
Abstract
This contribution studies the different preferences of Moroccan
Islamists and leftists for cooperating with each other. The Islamist Party of Justice
and Development (PJD) has been actively seeking an alliance with the leftist
Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP) since 2007. The USFP’s national
leadership has avoided any form of cooperation with the Islamists at the national
level, but had to tolerate government coalitions at the local level. We find that the
most important driver behind the USFP’s reluctance to ally with the Islamists is its
co-optation. The asymmetry in electoral strength and differences in the type of
electoral support the two parties enjoy also appear to be important reasons behind
the different party preferences. For the PJD, its superior electoral support and the
higher degree of programmatic support it enjoys suggest that it expects to be
successful in democratic elections, while the opposite seems to be the case for the
USFP. Ideology, by contrast, was found to be of little importance in determining
the positions of the national PJD or USFP leadership towards cross-party
cooperation. The analysis is based on original field research conducted in
Morocco and on data from the World Values Survey.
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Keywords: |
Left – Islamist; Opposition; Cooperation;
Morocco; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics, Finance and Accounting |
| Item ID: |
12817 |
| Identification Number: |
https://doi.org/10.1080/13530194.2011.621690 |
| Depositing User: |
Miquel Pellicer
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| Date Deposited: |
27 Apr 2020 13:02 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies |
| Publisher: |
Taylor & Francis (Routledge) |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
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| Use Licence: |
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