TY - BOOK ID - 50683457 TI - Civil society in Algeria PY - 2008 SN - 9780415612777 9780415775830 0415612772 0415775833 9780203894088 0203894081 1135972532 1281753394 9786611753399 9781135972486 9781135972523 9781135972530 PB - London New York Routledge DB - UniCat KW - Civil society KW - Société civile KW - Algeria KW - Algérie KW - Politics and government KW - Politique et gouvernement KW - Algeria - Politics and government - 1962-1990. KW - Algeria - Politics and government - 1990-. KW - Civil society - Algeria. KW - Civil society. KW - Government - Non-U.S. KW - Law, Politics & Government KW - Government - Asia KW - Social contract UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:50683457 AB - Between 1987 and today Algeria has been engaged in a conflict pitching the army against Islamist guerilla groups which has killed more than 200.000 people. During the same period, Algeria also witnessed the explosion of more than 70,000 voluntary associations, making it one of the most civic-dense countries in the Arab world. This book analyses the development of these association in Algeria and the state's attempt to retain political legitimacy.Starting from a critique of portrayals of Algerian 'civil society' as a force conducive to democratization, the study examines the ch ER -