MULTICULTURALISM, NATION-STATE AND BERBER MOVEMENT IN ALGERIA

Authors : Ahmet Yiğitalp TULGA

Pages : 93-106

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Publication Date : 2020-12-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :After decolonisation process, many African and Asian multicultural states desig-ned their countries based on the nation-state model after their independence. One of the countries established based on the nation-state model was Algeria. Algeria was designed in accordance with the nation-state model due to its multicultural nature. In addition to the nation-state model, Algeria`s official state ideology was determined as socialism based on Arab nationalism. The aim of the official ideo-logy was to Arabize Barbers and other cultures and ethnicities in Algeria. The Algerian regime ignored the Berber language and identity. This led to problems between the regime and the Berbers in Algeria. Because the Algerian new regime forced Berber community to adopt the Arab identity. The identity and ethnicity problems between the regime and the Berbers in Algeria still continue today.
Keywords : Algeria, Berber movement, Nation state, Multiculturalism, Algerian Army, Algerian Regime