Revolutionary Egypt : Connecting Domestic and International Struggles (Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Democratization and Government)

In 2011 the world watched as Egyptians rose up against a dictator. Observers marveled at this sudden rupture, and honed in on the heroes of Tahrir Square. Revolutionary Egypt analyzes this tumultuous period from multiple perspectives, bringing together experts on the Middle East from disciplines as diverse as political economy, comparative politics and social anthropology. Drawing on primary research conducted in Egypt and across the world, this book analyzes the foundations and future of Egypt’s revolution. Considering the revolution as a process, it looks back over decades of popular resistance to state practices and predicts the waves still to come. It also confidently places Egypt’s revolutionary process in its regional and international contexts, considering popular contestation of foreign policy trends as well as the reactions of external actors. It draws connections between Egyptians’ struggles against domestic despotism and their reactions to regional and international processes such as economic liberalization, Euro-American interventionism and similar struggles further afield. Revolutionary Egypt is an essential resource for scholars and students of social movements and revolution, comparative politics, and Middle East politics, in particular Middle East foreign policy and international relations. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents List of illustrations Notes on contributors Foreword Acknowledgements Introduction: Connecting players and process in revolutionary Egypt Part I Contesting authority, making claims: Inside Egypt 1 Reluctant revolutionaries? The dynamics of labour protests in Egypt, 2006–13 2 After the 25 January Revolution: Democracy or authoritarianism in Egypt? 3 Re- envisioning Tahrir: The changing meanings of Tahrir Square in Egypt’s ongoing revolution 4 The iconic stage: Martyrologies and performance frames in the 25 January Revolution 5 From popular revolution to semi-democracy: Egypt’s first experiment with praetorian parliamentarism Part II Contesting authority, making claims: At the interface 6 Egypt’s foreign policy from Mubarak to Mursi: Between systemic constraints and domestic politics 7 Re-scaling Egypt’s political economy: Neoliberalism and the transformation of the regional space 8 The geopolitics of revolution: Assessing the Tunisian and Egyptian uprisings in the international context Part III Reactions and recalibrations: Beyond Egypt 9 Between Cairo and Washington: Sectarianism and counter-revolution in post-Mubarak Egypt 10 Liberation Square, almost unnoticed, returns with a vengeance: Perceptions of Tahrir and the Arab revolutions in Turkey 11 Revolutions, the internet and orientalist reminiscence 12 The Egyptian revolution and the problem of international solidarity Index "This book examines the domestic and international factors involved in the revolutions in Egypt from 2011 up to the present"-- Provided by publisher