Democracy Prevention - The Politics of the U.s.-Egyptian Alliance

Informationen zum Autor Jason Brownlee is Associate Professor of Government at the University of Texas at Austin. He has been traveling to Egypt and conducting research there for seventeen years. In addition to his previous book, Authoritarianism in an Age of Democratization, Professor Brownlee's writings have appeared in Current History, the Journal of Democracy and numerous scholarly journals. In 2010–11 he was a visiting fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Klappentext Democracy Prevention explains how America's alliance with Egypt has impeded democratic change and reinforced authoritarianism over time. Zusammenfassung Written for students and specialists! Democracy Prevention explains how America's alliance with Egypt has impeded democratic change and reinforced authoritarianism. The book is the first to combine extensive archival evidence! including access to the Wikileaks cables! and interviews with more than two dozen top Egyptian and American decision makers. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Peace and repression; 3. State of emergency; 4. The succession question; 5. Leveraging aid; 6. Groundswell; 7. Conclusion.

Product details

• Authors: Jason Brownlee, Jason (University of Texas Brownlee, Brownlee Jason
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.08.2012
• EAN: 9781107025714
• ISBN: 978-1-107-02571-4
• No. of pages: 296
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, Egypt, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / General, International Relations, Political structures: democracy, Diplomacy, United States of America, USA, North Africa