Shouting in a Cage: Political Life After Authoritarian Co-Optation in North Africa

by Sofia Fenner

Book Overview

Durable authoritarian rule often rests on the co-optation of challengers. The conventional story is straightforward: rulers entice opposition groups to "sell out," offering them benefits if they set aside their antiauthoritarian aspirations and become part of the system. However, co-optation does not always neutralize former adversaries, and even seemingly domesticated opponents can turn on their rulers. Co-optation does weaken opposition-but it...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231208596
• ISBN13: 9780231208598
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"