Le mouvement étudiant et la question des langues en Algérie (1962-1965) : à propos d’un épisode méconnu de l’histoire de l’UGEMA-UNEA by Yassine Temlali

“…The PCA’s support for Ben Bella, which went so far as the wish to dissolve into a single great revolutionary party, extended its link with the radical nationalists begun in the late 1940s, radicalised during the War of Liberation (1954–1962) and pursued after 1962. …”
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Fresnes, « prison algérienne »*? (1954-1962) by Fanny Layani

“…Therefore, primarily at Fresnes does the problem arise about the prisoners’ status and their relationship both to French authorities and Algerian nationalist parties. The inmates strongly close ranks around two existing nationalist organizations, the National Liberation Front (FLN) and the National Algerian Movement (MNA), and Fresnes becomes the origin of widespread hunger strikes during the summer of 1959. …”
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Soviet Researchers on the Middle East: Ahead of Their Time by I. D. Zvyagelskaya

“…In order to justify the pragmatic choice in favor of supporting the new Arab nationalist leaders, the Soviet scholars developed the concept of three consecutive and co-dependent revolutionary flows: first, the national liberation movement overthrowing the colonial system; second, the world labor movement overthrowing the capitalist system politically; and, third, the world communist movement overthrowing the capitalist system in economic terms.It was also important for the Soviet leaders to explain the orientation of the young decolonized nationalist regimes towards the USSR, without using the argument of just political expediency. …”
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Les effets paradoxaux du transfert des forces de sécurité en Tunisie (juin 1955-mars 1956) by Khansa Ben Tarjem

“…In particular, it depended on the structure of the colonised state and the terms of decolonisation (the timing, duration, organisation and intensity of nationalist resistance movements). The first part examines the organisation of the Protectorate and the maintenance of the colonial order, as well as nationalist resistance, characterised by the presence of a hegemonic party, the Neo-Destour. …”
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‘Another brick in the wall’. On the origins of nationalism in the ‘new’ federal states of Germany by A. V. Belinskii, M. V. Khorol’skaya

“…A relatively broad support enjoyed by the populist and nationalist parties and movements (AfD, National Democratic Party of Germany, PEGIDA), as well as a higher rate of hate crimes in the eastern part of the Federal Republic of Germany raise a question on the nature of nationalism in this region. …”
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Les Jeunes Tunisiens, une contre-expérience de la minoration ? Politisation des langues dans la presse francophone en Tunisie coloniale (1907-1912) by Sarra Zaïed

“…The article therefore questions this bilingual elite through the prism of its discourse vis-à-vis the preponderant discourse, thereby going beyond simply studying them through the prism of their nationalist actions. The stakes of bilingualism are captured here through the press. …”
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De la police coloniale française à la police nationale marocaine : décolonisation et héritages policiers (1953-1960) by Benjamin Badier

“…The shared interest of these actors is to establish a strong monarchical regime in the country to counter the nationalists (particularly the Istiqlal Party) and their aspiration for governance. …”
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