Environmental Sustainability and Autocratic Governance in Morocco
This book examines the foundations of Morocco’s approach to green energy and environmental sustainability politics and, through the approach of autocracy research, offers a new perspective on the country’s environmental turn during the reign of King Mohammed VI. International accolades have rained o...
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| description | This book examines the foundations of Morocco’s approach to green energy and environmental sustainability politics and, through the approach of autocracy research, offers a new perspective on the country’s environmental turn during the reign of King Mohammed VI. International accolades have rained on the Moroccan regime for its transition toward green energy and environmental sustainability politics. Green mega projects, such as the Noor Ouarzazate solar plants and Morocco’s vast wind farms, contributed considerably to its reputation as a modern green kingdom. Within the nascent field of political ecology of the MENA region, the book examines the correlation between environmental sustainability politics and autocratic power. It proposes that the Moroccan regime strategically instrumentalizes this policy field to bolster regime resilience through legitimation strategies directed both at domestic and foreign audiences, as well as cooptive practices aimed at generating support among national as well as foreign elites. Inevitably, the book returns to the Western Sahara conflict and the role environmental sustainability politics play in Morocco’s attempt at its annexation. This book is perfect for undergraduates, postgraduates, and scholars alike. It speaks to a broad academic readership interested in modern Morocco and the Maghreb, as well as political and environmental studies. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com , has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1737552026-03-19T14:12:23Z Environmental Sustainability and Autocratic Governance in Morocco Nicolai, Katharina Political ecology Regime legitimation Authoritarian resilience MENA environmental policy Renewable energy governance Elite co-optation Autocratic environmental politics analysis thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment::RND Environmental policy and protocols thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSD Urban communities This book examines the foundations of Morocco’s approach to green energy and environmental sustainability politics and, through the approach of autocracy research, offers a new perspective on the country’s environmental turn during the reign of King Mohammed VI. International accolades have rained on the Moroccan regime for its transition toward green energy and environmental sustainability politics. Green mega projects, such as the Noor Ouarzazate solar plants and Morocco’s vast wind farms, contributed considerably to its reputation as a modern green kingdom. Within the nascent field of political ecology of the MENA region, the book examines the correlation between environmental sustainability politics and autocratic power. It proposes that the Moroccan regime strategically instrumentalizes this policy field to bolster regime resilience through legitimation strategies directed both at domestic and foreign audiences, as well as cooptive practices aimed at generating support among national as well as foreign elites. Inevitably, the book returns to the Western Sahara conflict and the role environmental sustainability politics play in Morocco’s attempt at its annexation. This book is perfect for undergraduates, postgraduates, and scholars alike. It speaks to a broad academic readership interested in modern Morocco and the Maghreb, as well as political and environmental studies. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com , has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license. 2026-03-19T14:12:22Z 2026-03-19T14:12:22Z 2026-03-17T10:36:58Z 2026 book ONIX_20260316T122834_9781040841853_6 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/111804 9781040841853 9781040844403 9781003694878 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/173755 eng Perspectives on the Maghreb open access image/jpeg n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/111804/1/9781040841853.pdf Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9781003694878 10.4324/9781003694878 fa69b019-f4ee-4979-8d42-c6b6c476b5f0 9781040841853 9781040844403 9781003694878 Routledge 316 Oxford open access |
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| title | Environmental Sustainability and Autocratic Governance in Morocco |
| title_full | Environmental Sustainability and Autocratic Governance in Morocco |
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| topic | Political ecology Regime legitimation Authoritarian resilience MENA environmental policy Renewable energy governance Elite co-optation Autocratic environmental politics analysis thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment::RND Environmental policy and protocols thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSD Urban communities |
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