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ID183684
Title ProperWho Controls the Past Controls the Future
Other Title InformationHow Algeria Manipulated History and Legitimated Power Using its Constitutional Charters and Legislation
LanguageENG
AuthorTamburini, Francesco
Summary / Abstract (Note)Contemporary Algeria was born after 132 years of colonization and a bloody decolonization war that lasted almost eight years. The official version and the dominant historical narrative of the war of independence has been influencing the state-owned media, the process of memorialization and the education system for years. This article will focus on how history was manipulated and used to legitimate political power using ordinary legislation as well as the highest source of law: the constitution. This article argues that by studying Algerian legislation and the various constitutional charters we can obtain key insight into ways in which the triad of the state, the party, and the army has been able to reproduce and re-appropriate symbols and narratives of the nation through constitutional measures and/or amendments.
`In' analytical NoteJournal of Asian and African Studies Vol. 57, No.2; Mar 2022: p.226-246
Journal SourceJournal of Asian and African Studies 2022-02 57, 2
Key WordsAuthoritarianism ;  Algeria ;  Post conflict ;  Collective Memory ;  Algerian Constitutions