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Independence from colonial rule did not usher in the halcyon days many North Africans had hoped for, as the new governments in Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria soon came to rely on repression to reinforce and maintain power. In response to widespread human rights abuses, individuals across the Maghrib began to form groups in the late 1970s to challenge the political practices and structures in the region, and over time these independent human rights organizations became prominent political actors. The activists behind them are neither saints nor revolutionaries, but political reformers intent on changing political patterns that have impeded democratization. This study, the first systematic comparative analysis of North African politics in more than a decade, explores the ability of society, including Islamist forces, to challenge the powers of states. Locating Maghribi polities within their cultural and historical contexts, Waltz traces state-society relations in the contemporary period. Even as Algeria totters at the brink of civil war and security concerns rise across the region, the human rights groups Susan Waltz examines implicitly challenge the authoritarian basis of political governance. Their efforts have not led to the democratic transition many had hoped, but human rights have become a crucial new element of North African political discourse. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1995

The study of the experiences of 12 Tunisian municipal councilwomen elected in May 1985 suggests that the development of a general sense of efficacy, facilitating full integration into the sphere of public action, is not best advanced by a socialization process exclusively governed by females. With regard to women's networks it appears that the very structures that might support women in political activity can effectively hamper them and can instead reinforce the patriarchical status quo. (DÜI-Hns)

Die tunesische Liga für Menschenrechte wurde 1977 gegründet. Die Autorin gibt einen Überblick über 11 Jahre Tätigkeit der Liga und geht auf die Zusammensetzung, die politische Unabhängigkeit und die Philosophie der Organisation ein. (DÜI-Ott)

Der Beitrag, der sich vor allem auf Sekundärquellen überwiegend tunesischer Herkunft stützt, referiert und vergleicht nach einem historischen Rückblick drei Erklärungsansätze für das Phänomen des Islamismus in Tunesien: die ökonomische These, die politische These und psycho-soziale Erklärungen. Die Studie bezieht sich im wesentlichen auf die Anhänger der größten islamistischen Gruppe 'Mouvement de la Tendance Islamique'. (DÜI-Hns)