The Quo Vadis of Democratization in Post-Egypt Arab Spring

Yumitro Gonda () and Estriani Heavy Nala ()
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Yumitro Gonda: Assistant Professor as ell as the Head of Department of International Relations, University of Muhammadiyah Malang, Jawa Timur 65145, Indonesia
Estriani Heavy Nala: MA student at the International Relations Department of Airlangga University, Jawa Timur 60115, Indonesia

Croatian International Relations Review, 2017, vol. 23, issue 79, 157-188

Abstract: This paper aims at examining how democratization in post-uprising Egypt remains flawed and the reasons for this failure. As a background, democratization in post-Arab Spring Egypt has collapsed and it seems now merely an illusion. The situation worsened since Egypt’s democratically elected President Morsi was expelled from office through a coup, following mass protests demanding Morsi’s discharge. Egypt’s democratization is hard to achieve due to the shadow of the Pharaoh in Egypt, that is, entrenched ruling elites; Egypt’s democratization process can never succeed while Egypt’s old ruling elites are reluctant to allow this to happen.

Keywords: democracy; transition; Egypt; Arab Spring (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1515/cirr-2017-0018

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