State Analysis from Below” and Political Dynamics in Egypt after 2011

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ID8968604
AuthorsCilja Harders (0000-0003-4344-2637, Freie Universität Berlin, corresponding author)
Year2015
Volume47
Issue1
Pages148-151
Publication date2015-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal Middle East Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-7438 • E-ISSN: 1471-6380
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0020743814001524
OpenAlexW2125288297
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited5

Political scientists have struggled to understand the unexpected 2011 mass mobilizations in the Middle East and North Africa as well as ensuing sociopolitical transformations. Functionalist and regime-centered approaches in particular have been unable to grasp dynamics of mobilization and change on the ground. I argue in this short essay that “state analysis from below” helps us to better understand the underlying causes of the 2011 uprisings, the dynamics of ensuing power struggles, and sociopolitical microstructures of political mobilization and demobilization

Demobilization · Democracy · Development economics · Dynamics (music · Economics · Mass mobilization · Mobilization · Political economy · Political mobilization · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Regime change · Sociology · State (computer science · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Middle East Politics and Society · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East

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