Legitimation towards whom?: Managing the legitimacy crisis in Algeria during the Arab Uprisings;Legitimierung gegenüber wem?: Wie die Legitimitätskrise in Algerien während des Arabischen Frühlings (nicht) gelöst wurde

Zeitschrift fur Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 301-324

  Josua, Maria ^a  

^a GIGA GERMAN INSTITUTE OF GLOBAL AND AREA STUDIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Algeria; Arab uprisings; Authoritarianism; Legitimation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85021679495     PISSN: 18652646     EISSN: 18652654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12286-017-0331-3     Document Type: Article

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