Copyright
Nacer-Eddine LayadiPublished On
2021-03-03Page Range
pp. 285-302Language
- English
Print Length
17 pages
17. Algeria
The Costs of Clientelism
Chapter of: Arab Media Systems (pp. 285–302)
This chapter highlights Algeria’s media development, which is shaped by trajectories of French colonialism and a socialist-clientelist regime of governance since the 1960s. The rich history of media is contrasted by major challenges to the media on the political, economic, and professional level.
Contributors
Nacer-Eddine Layadi
(author)Professor of Communication Studies at University of Algiers 3
Nacer-Eddine Layadi, Ph.D., is Professor of Communication Studies at Algiers 3 University. He has previously worked as a professor at Arab Gulf universities, and as a journalist. In his research, he focuses on media and cultural change in Algeria and the Arab world.