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ALGERIA’S STATE BUILDING PROCESS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT POLITICS

CEZAYİR'DE DEVLET İNŞA SÜRECİ VE YEREL YÖNETİM SİYASETİ

Baya Hafida Iratni(İSTANBUL MEDENİYET ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0009-0000-5024-241X
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2026-06-27
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The article also sheds light on the political and social challenges Algeria has faced since obtaining independence through a long and bitter war against French colonialism.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Building a State with its political institutions and administrative structures, and consolidating the nation on a shared sense of identity and consciousness constituted a serious challenge to achieve in the former colonies and new political entities.
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Key Findings & Data:Among the countries of the Global South, Algeria presents a rare case, as it boasts a rich history of a distinct people that has existed for centuries.
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⚙️Variables:Fransız Sömürgeciliği · Cezayir · Devlet İnşası

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Building a State with its political institutions and administrative structures, and consolidating the nation on a shared sense of identity and consciousness constituted a serious challenge to achieve in the former colonies and new political entities. Among the countries of the Global South, Algeria presents a rare case, as it boasts a rich history of a distinct people that has existed for centuries. However, the historical sequence reveals a fragmentation in the process of state building due to ancient and varied invasions, the Ottoman interlude, and the long-lasting French colonial domination. The colonial legacy and the war of liberation have shaped the nature and character of the state building process in Algeria, characterized by a pronounced sense of pride and strong nationalistic values and orientations. This article aims to highlight the specificities that affect the process of building a strong and centralized State with its political institutions and administrative apparatus, as well as a national identity based on the unity of the people, as emphasized in the official discourse. It also postulates that the nature, functioning and structure of the local government in Algeria reflect largely the nature of the state that was impregnated by the fragmentation process endured in history and the dynamics of the war of liberation. The article also sheds light on the political and social challenges Algeria has faced since obtaining independence through a long and bitter war against French colonialism.

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Devletin siyasi kurumları ve idari yapılarıyla birlikte inşa edilmesi ve ulusun ortak bir kimlik ve bilinç etrafında pekiştirilmesi, eski sömürgeler ve yeni siyasi oluşumlar için başarılması güç, ciddi bir zorluk teşkil etmiştir. Küresel Güney ülkeleri arasında Cezayir, yüzyıllardır varlığını sürdüren kendine özgü bir halkın zengin tarihini barındırması bakımından nadir bir örnek sunmaktadır. Ancak tarihsel süreç; eski ve çeşitli istilalar, Osmanlı dönemi ve uzun süren Fransız sömürge tahakkümü nedeniyle devlet inşa sürecinde bir parçalanma yaşandığını ortaya koymaktadır. Sömürge mirası ve kurtuluş savaşı, Cezayir'de belirgin bir gurur duygusu ile güçlü milliyetçi değerler ve yönelimlerle karakterize edilen devlet inşa sürecinin doğasını ve karakterini şekillendirmiştir. Bu makale, resmî söylemde vurgulandığı üzere halkın birliğine dayalı bir ulusal kimliğin yanı sıra, siyasi kurumları ve idari aygıtıyla güçlü ve merkezi bir devlet inşa etme sürecini etkileyen özgüllükleri vurgulamayı amaçlamaktadır. Makale ayrıca, Cezayir'deki yerel yönetimin doğası, işleyişi ve yapısının; tarihte maruz kalınan parçalanma süreci ve kurtuluş savaşının dinamikleriyle yoğrulan devletin doğasını büyük ölçüde yansıttığını öne sürmektedir. Çalışma aynı zamanda, Cezayir'in Fransız sömürgeciliğine karşı verdiği uzun ve çetin bir savaşın ardından bağımsızlığını kazanmasından bu yana karşılaştığı siyasi ve sosyal zorluklara da ışık tutmaktadır.

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Iratni, B. H. (2026). ALGERIA’S STATE BUILDING PROCESS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT POLITICS. Ortadoğu Etütleri, Cilt: 18 Sayı: 1. https://doi.org/10.47932/ortetut.1913442

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