Author: Abdeslam M. Maghraoui | Journal of Democracy

Abdeslam M. Maghraoui, a Moroccan political scientist, is a visiting professor in the department of politics at Princeton University. Previously, he was a research fellow at Princeton’s Transregional Institute and taught Middle East politics at Georgetown University and the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor.

October 2002, Volume 13, Issue 4

Democratization in the Arab World?: Depoliticization in Morocco

Abdeslam M. Maghraoui

Since the 1950s, Morocco has engaged in reforms that have established a relatively open political and economic system, but democracy has not gained much in the bargain.

January 2001, Volume 12, Issue 1

Monarchy and Political Reform in Morocco

Abdeslam M. Maghraoui

Morocco’s new king, Mohamed VI, has two alternatives: He can invent a new “ruling bargain,” prolonging his father’s authoritarian rule in a new guise, or he can spearhead serious political reforms.

Islam and Democracy in the Middle East

Marc F. Plattner
Larry Diamond
Daniel Brumberg