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List of contents
1. Introduction; 2. 'Egyptians don't emigrate' - the domestic politics of migration restriction, 1952-1970; 3. Exporting the free officers' revolution - migration and external regime legitimacy under Nasser; 4. 'Our most precious asset' - the domestic politics of migration liberalisation, 1970-2011; 5. The rich hive invaded by foreign bees' - migration and external regime legitimacy under Sadat and Mubarak; 6. Egypt's road to the 'Arab spring'; 7. Conclusion.
About the author
Gerasimos Tsourapas is a Lecturer in Middle East Politics at the University of Birmingham. Prior to this, he was a Senior Teaching Fellow in International Relations at School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London and a Visiting Graduate Scholar at the Centre for Migration and Refugee Studies, American University of Cairo. He has received the 2017 Martin O. Heisler Award of the International Studies Association for work on the politics of migration interdependence in the Middle East. His forthcoming book is entitled Migration Diplomacy in the Middle East: Egyptians Abroad and Foreign Policy from Nasser to Mors.
Summary
The Egyptian regime consistently employs labour emigration to their own advantage in order to remain in power. Drawing on a wealth of unexplored sources, Tsourapas identifies the complex strategies that authoritarian regimes develop to ensure that migration aids their survival and shows that cross-border mobility and power are inextricably linked.
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'The Politics of Migration in Modern Egypt makes a major contribution to the nascent literature on migration states beyond the Global North. Melding analytical insights from immigration and emigration, as well as diasporas and development, Tsourapas provides a framework for thinking about migration policy as a multidimensional set of strategic decisions. His study offers an invaluable benchmark, especially for comparisons to other authoritarian regimes.' Audie Klotz, Syracuse University, New York
