Arab Spring in Egypt : revolution and beyond / edited by Bahgat Korany, Rabab El-Mahdi.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Korany, Bahgat.

El-Mahdi, Rabab.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arab Spring, 2010-.

Revolutions--Egypt.

Revolutions.

Protest movements.

History.

Democratization.

Politics and government.

Egypt--Politics and government--21st century.

Egypt.

Democratization--Egypt--History--21st century.

Protest movements--Egypt--History--21st century.

Physical Description:

xiii, 349 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cairo ; New York : The American University in Cairo Press, [2012]

Summary:

Includes essays on: The Protesting Middle East Corruption, Repression, and Resistance The Political Economy of Mubarak's Fall Stagnant Religious Discourse and New Secular Movements Working Class Power Youth Movements and the January 25 Revolution Islamism Women The Military Civic Revolution and "Democracy Promotion" Democratization and Constitutional Reform Authoritarian Transformation New Pan-Arabism and the Challenges of Transition Book jacket.

Contents:

1 The Protesting Middle East / Bahgat Korany Korany, Bahgat, Rabab El-Mahdi El-Mahdi, Rabab 7

Part 1 Authoritarianism: How Persistent?

2 Concentrated Power Breeds Corruption, Repression, and Resistance / Ann M. Lesch Lesch, Ann M. 17

3 The Political Economy of Mubarak's Fall / Samer Soliman Soliman, Samer 43

4 Dynamics of a Stagnant Religious Discourse and the Rise of New Secular Movements in Egypt / Nadine Sika Sika, Nadine 63

Part 2 Group Dynamics in Tahrir Square

5 The Power of Workers in Egypt's 2011 Uprising / Dina Bishara Bishara, Dina 83

6 Youth Movements and the 25 January Revolution / Dina Shehata Shehata, Dina 105

7 Islamism in and after Egypt's Revolution / Ibrahim El Houdaiby Houdaiby, Ibrahim El 125

8 Women Are Also Part of This Revolution / Hania Sholkamy Sholkamy, Hania 153

9 Back on Horse? The Military between Two Revolutions / Hazem Kandil Kandil, Hazem 175

Part 3 Beyond the Immediate

10 Egypt's Civic Revolution Turns 'Democracy Promotion' on Its Head / Sheila Carapico Carapico, Sheila 199

11 Democratization and Constitutional Reform in Egypt and Indonesia: Evaluating the Role of the Military / Faved Maswood Maswood, Faved, Usha Natarajan Natarajan, Usha 223

12 Authoritarian Transformation or Transition from Authoritarianism? Insights on Regime Change in Egypt / Holger Albrecht Albrecht, Holger 251

Part 4 Looking Ahead

13 Egypt and Beyond: The Arab Spring, the New Pan-Arabism, and the Challenges of Transition / Bahgat Korany Korany, Bahgat 271.

Notes:

"An AUC Forum for International Affairs edition."

Includes bibliographical refertences (pages 313-336) and index.

ISBN:

9774165365

9789774165368

OCLC:

809991317

Publisher Number:

99951613133