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State versus society in Egypt: Consolidating
Prof. Hamdy A.Hassan حمدي عبدالرحمن
It is to be noted that the ideological and theoretical debate concerning issues of social evolution and development in Egypt was generally state centered, and relied heavily on theoretical concepts such as bureaucratic authoritarianism, Oriental despotism and the Asiatic mode of production. For some considerable time the state seemed formidable enough to have subdued society through its authoritarian mechanisms such as the military, the security institution and the centralized economy. This study seeks to achieve two main objectives: First, to discuss and explain the dynamics of Egyptian mode of authoritarianism during the presidencies of Gamal Abdul Nasser (1952-1970), Anwar Sadat (1970-1981) and Hosni Mubarak (1981-present). Secondly, to look at the future prospects for establishing a democratic state in Egypt based on constitution and constitutionalism.
Can Turkey's state–religion relationship serve as a role model for emerging Arab regimes? A critical assessment
Aviad Rubin
One of the most pressing issues facing Arab societies, in view of the large-scale political transitions taking place in the Middle East, is the status of religion in the state. In this regard, Turkey, a Muslim democratic state, is often offered as a model to follow. The current piece demonstrates that despite the seeming appeal of the Turkish model, it is inadequate for Middle Eastern societies, in which religion plays a significant social role and is a core ingredient of individual and collective identity. This is because the foundations of the Turkish model were artificially imported from the Western experience, and forced from above onto the Turkish populace without much-needed contextual adjustment. This assertion is true not only for the original state-religion model in Turkey, but also for its modified present-day version, which bears to a large extent the burdens of the past. The article concludes by outlining some points that might serve emergent Arab democracies aiming to design a constructive and authentic model of religion and the state.
Secularization in a strong religious society: the case of Turkey
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Taleh Tahirli
Zeitschrift für Religion, Gesellschaft und Politik
A governmentality approach on the transformative role of authoritarian secularism
2018 •
Laçin İdil ÖZTIĞ
Crown Center for Middle East Studies
STATE AND REVOLUTION IN EGYPT: THE PARADOX OF CHANGE AND POLITICS
2012 •
Dr. Abdel Monem Said Aly
Change has come to the Middle East in the most unexpected of ways. The region that was regarded by many as the most ossified region in the world has been experiencing massive democratic movements since early 2011. The “Arab Exception,” a concept codified by Western scholars that argued that the Arab world was immune from the waves of democratization that have transformed other regions, has been proved wrong. Even the idea that Arab rulers and a good part of the Arab elite have themselves promoted—that Arabs were a “particular” people with a distinct culture that should not be corrupted by Western ideas or tainted by others seeking to mold their history—has been rendered inoperative.this essay will speculate about possible future directions the revolution might take. As revolutionary change in Egypt is still ongoing, it is important to analyze this fluid situation in order to account for the course that events have taken, and identify the directions that appear to have policy implications. The major argument in this essay is that the struggle between the civil and military bureaucrats, the theocrats, and the democrats illustrates the paradox of Egyptian politics with respect to change and development—even as the dynamic interactions between these three paradigms have generated a multiplicity of “sideshows” in the saga that is the Egyptian search for progress.
The International Dimension of State Formation and Social Transformation during the Egyptian Reform Period
Jamie Shilton
In this essay, I will begin with a discussion of the non-capitalist strategy for industrial, agrarian, and political development in France, the major object of comparison for the Egyptian modernizers. I will then provide a brief outline of Egyptian society leading up to 1798 before exploring some of the policies that the French administration in Egypt attempted to implement. Following that, I move on to explore the perspectives of al-Tahtawi on French social institutions, the comparisons he made between the two countries, and the Egyptian substitutions that he sought to establish. In the fifth section, I will provide an account of Egypt’s non-capitalist strategy for industrial, agrarian, and political development from the beginning of Muhammad Ali’s rule through to the end of the radical reform period in 1840 while highlighting the Egyptian substitutions for French social institutions that were implemented. I will conclude by briefly discussing Egypt’s integration into the world market as a dependent state and the chaotic events of the 1880s before providing an assessment of the Egyptian modernization project in the context of capitalist development in Egypt.
RePEc: Research Papers in Economics
State and Religion Over Time
2016 •
Metin Cosgel
