Weaving Political Time in Morocco: The Imaginary of The State in The Neoliberal Age.
By Béatrice Hibou and Mohamed Tozy
The book explores how neoliberal ideology and historic traditions of government come together in contemporary Morocco
Béatrice Hibou is CNRS Director of Research at CERI Sciences Po, Paris. Her books include The Force of Obedience and The Political Autonomy of Domination.
Professor Mohamed Tozy, previsouly Hassan II, University of Casablanca, is Professor of Sciences Po, (Aix) and the Author of Monarchie Et Islam Politique Au Maroc.
This book is methodologically innovative (historical and ethnographic) as a comparative, collaborative work by two differently positioned researchers, on the interwoven registers and temporalities of empire(s) and the modern nation-state in Morocco. Conceptually original. Compellingly written.
The judges felt that there was another book that deserved an Honorable Mention.
Urban Displacement and Trade in a Senegalese Market.
By Gunvor Jónsson.
A rich account of Malian market women in Dakar, highlighting the dense social and economic networks that form after their displacement from the Terminus market in Dakar. Unique contribution to the literature on urban Africa, and urban studies, more generally, by examining the effects of urban displacement beyond residential evictions, (Muslim) women’s migration within West Africa.