Pregled bibliografske jedinice broj: 1139961
CHALLENGES FOR DEMOCRACY IN EGYPT: LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE JANUARY 25TH REVOLUTION
CHALLENGES FOR DEMOCRACY IN EGYPT: LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE JANUARY 25TH REVOLUTION // 34th International Geographical Congress. Geography: Bridging the Continents
Istanbul, Turska, 2021. (predavanje, nije recenziran, neobjavljeni rad, znanstveni)
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Naslov
CHALLENGES FOR DEMOCRACY IN EGYPT: LESSONS LEARNED
FROM THE JANUARY 25TH REVOLUTION
Autori
Zgurić, Borna
Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, neobjavljeni rad, znanstveni
Skup
34th International Geographical Congress. Geography: Bridging the Continents
Mjesto i datum
Istanbul, Turska, 16.08.2021. - 20.08.2021
Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje
Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran
Ključne riječi
Egypt, democratization, revolution, public space, political elites
Sažetak
The main question this paper tries to provide an answer to is why democratic transformation was not successful in Egypt? The research approach is primarily rooted in descriptive- empirical actor theories ; however, it also utilizes a culturalist approach for better understanding the secularist vs. Islamist division. The research strategy is a focused case-study of Egypt. Nevertheless, since it is a study of Egypt in a regional context, it is also an intra-regional study. The proposed hypothesis claims that Egypt had a “tougher” military authoritarian regime which did not permit interaction and cooperation of opposition and regime elites, which in the end did not result in a political agreement and, thus, a successful democratic transition. In a way this is an implicit comparative study because we have to keep in mind that in the case of Tunisia quite the opposite happened – the opposition and the former political elites in the end sat down around the negotiation table, cooperated and made a political agreement that saved Tunisia’s young democracy. This was possible because Tunisia had a more “softer” civilian regime. This paper examines the divisions between the opposition and the regime’s elites from the beginning of the January 25th Revolution, and people occupying the public spaces of Egypt, up until the time when regime “struck back” and restored the old order. The paper shows, in sequences, how first the people of Egypt took the streets and squares, only later for the revolution to be “hijacked” by the new and old political elites.
Izvorni jezik
Engleski
Znanstvena područja
Politologija
