Contesting the repressive state : why ordinary Egyptians protested during the Arab Spring / Kira D. Jumet.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jumet, Kira D., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Politics and government.

Egypt--History--Protests, 2011-2013.

Egypt.

History.

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

Arab Spring, 2010-.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xvii, 271 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018]

Summary:

For years prior to the Arab spring, opposition activists in Egypt organized protests with limited success. So why and how did thousands of Egyptian citizens suddenly take to the streets against the Mubarak regime in January 2011? Contesting the Repressive State not only answers this question but asks specifically why and how people who are not part of political movements choose to engage or not engage in anti-government protest under repressive regimes. Kira D. Jumet argues that individuals are rational actors and their decisions to protest or not protest are based on the intersection of three factors: political opportunity structures, mobilizing structures, and framing processes. Based on 170 interviews conducted in Egypt during the Arab Spring, Kira D. Jumet explores how social media, violent government repression, changes in political opportunities, and the military influenced individual decisions to protest or not protest during the 2011 Revolution, Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) transitional period, and the June 30, 2013, uprising. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction 1

Part I The Downfall of Mubarak

2 Grievances against the Mubarak Regime 23

3 Political Participation Online: From Facebook to the Streets 51

4 The January 25th Uprising: Government Violence and Moral Shock 85

Part II The Transition and Downfall of Morsi

5 Protest Dynamics under the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces Transitional Government 121

6 Grievances against the Morsi Government 151

7 The June 30th Coup 171

8 Conclusion 215.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780190688462

0190688467

9780190688455

0190688459

OCLC:

990840925