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Egypt’s Political Actors Post‐2011 Revolution: Incomplete Struggle for Democracy
Author(s) -
Shehata Mostafa
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
digest of middle east studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.225
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 1949-3606
pISSN - 1060-4367
DOI - 10.1111/dome.12140
Subject(s) - democratization , authoritarianism , opposition (politics) , democracy , victory , politics , political economy , political science , democratic revolution , disengagement theory , argument (complex analysis) , context (archaeology) , political revolution , development economics , sociology , law , history , economics , gerontology , medicine , biochemistry , chemistry , archaeology
Considering historical developments, this article discusses the conditions that have impeded Egypt’s political actors to lead a democratic transition following the 2011 revolution. In this context, I argue that the failure of Egypt’s major political actors to effect a democratic transition post‐2011 revolution is largely due to the obstruction of Egypt’s actors before the revolution. This argument is based on a historical assessment of Egypt’s political actors’ development and engagement in opposition activities over two periods: post‐1952 military coup and post‐2011 revolution. The article suggests that a democratic transition in post‐revolution countries like Egypt, which did not achieve a decisive victory over authoritarianism, requires strong prodemocracy actors to face antidemocracy actors and lead a democratization process.