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After the 25 January revolution : democracy or authoritarianism in Egypt?

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Pratt, Nicola Christine (2015) After the 25 January revolution : democracy or authoritarianism in Egypt? In: Abou-El-Fadl, Reem, (ed.) Revolutionary Egypt: Connecting Domestic and International Struggles. Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Democratization and Government . Abingdon: Routledge, pp. 43-82. ISBN 9781138857865

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Abstract

This chapter seeks to understand the challenges to the emergence of democratic governance in the aftermath of Egypt’s 25 January Revolution. Much political science scholarship as well as many Western politicians conceptualized the 25 January Revolution as the beginning of a transition from authoritarian rule to democracy. Yet, what emerged in the period until 30 June 2013 is a ‘grey zone’ (Carothers 2002) between democracy and authoritarianism, where the institutions of democracy existed in name (elections, constitutions, parliaments) but in reality functioned as vehicles for securing obedience to the ruling regimes of SCAF, followed by that of former President Mohammed Morsi. During this period, human rights abuses continued, security forces acted with impunity, civilians were tried before military courts and the constitution of December 2012 undermined rather than extended many rights (Human Rights Watch 2012). Millions of Egyptians participated in the June 30 uprising with the hope of resurrecting the original aims of the 25 January Revolution, for freedom, social justice and dignity (Ezzat 2013).

Item Type: Book Item
Subjects: D History General and Old World > DT Africa
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Egypt -- History -- Protests, 2011-, Qūwāt al-Musallaḥah. Majlis al-Aʻlá, Mursī, Muḥammad, 1951-
Series Name: Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Democratization and Government
Publisher: Routledge
Place of Publication: Abingdon
ISBN: 9781138857865
Book Title: Revolutionary Egypt: Connecting Domestic and International Struggles
Editor: Abou-El-Fadl, Reem
Official Date: 6 August 2015
Dates:
DateEvent
6 August 2015Published
10 July 2014Accepted
Page Range: pp. 43-82
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
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