Politics and Revolution in Egypt - Rise and Fall of the Youth Activists

This books provides a detailed analysis of Egypt's revolutionary youth as a collective and non-institutionalized political actor over the period of 2005-2015, bringing forth in particular the organizational, ideational, and strategic dimensions of the social movement.

List of contents

Introduction: Generation, Prefiguration and the Revolutionary Youth 1. Generational Activism and Radical Change 2. Tahrir Square and the Revolutionary Ideal 3. Generational Battle and the Transition to Nowhere 4. Counter-Revolution and the Decline of the Revolutionary Youth 5. Conclusions

About the author

Sarah Anne Rennick is a researcher at the Arab Reform Initiative in Paris, France. Her research focuses on social movements in the Middle East, analytical concepts of youth and new forms of youth engagement, and peace processes in the MENA zone.

Summary

This books provides a detailed analysis of Egypt’s revolutionary youth as a collective and non-institutionalized political actor over the period of 2005-2015, bringing forth in particular the organizational, ideational, and strategic dimensions of the social movement.

Product details

• Authors: Sarah Rennick, Sarah Anne Rennick
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2020
• EAN: 9780367593346
• ISBN: 978-0-367-59334-6
• No. of pages: 160
• Series: Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Democratization and Government
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Egypt, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, Revolutionary groups & movements, Politics and government, Regional / International studies, Society and culture: general, c 2010 to c 2020