Introduction. Political elites and dynamics of legitimation in North Africa: the connection between domestic and international spheres
Beatriz Tomé-Alonso, profesora ayudante doctora de Relaciones Internacionales, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED). btome@poli.uned.es. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8735-4092
Miguel Hernando de Larramendi, catedrático de Estudios Árabes e Islámicos, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha. miguel.hlarramendi@uclm.es . ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0633-3178
There have been several overlapping crises in North Africa in recent decades. The social contract is in crisis, and this became clear during the antiauthoritarian uprisings of 2011 to 2019. In addition, the region is locked in a socioeconomic crisis that deepened after the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and has been aggravated by the global impacts of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. This paper underscores the need to reflect on the legitimation of the North African elites in this context, looking at the connection between the domestic and international spheres. It also presents various legitimation strategies that take in the interaction between the domestic and external spaces. This approach seeks to enrich the debate on the relationship between authoritarianism, its legitimation and the international dimension.
Key words:North Africa, elites, legitimation, international dimension, authoritarianism, branding.
How to cite this article: Tomé-Alonso, Beatriz y Hernando de Larramendi, Miguel. «Élites políticas y legitimación en el Norte de África: la conexión entre lo doméstico y lo internacional». Revista CIDOB d’Afers Internacionals, n.º 135 (diciembre de 2023), p. 7-27. DOI: doi.org/10.24241/ rcai.2023.135.3.7
Revista CIDOB d’Afers Internacionals, nº 135, p. 7-27
Quadrimestral (October-December 2023)
ISSN:1133-6595 | E-ISSN:2013-035X
DOI: doi.org/10.24241/rcai.2023.135.3.7
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Este artículo se enmarca en los resultados del proyecto (2022-GRIN-34233) «El vínculo entre lo doméstico y lo internacional en el Norte de África: regímenes políticos, dinámicas socioeconómicas y relaciones exteriores», Plan Propio de Investigación de la Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, cofinanciado por el Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER).