Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures and Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Context and Causes
- Part II Thematic and Comparative Aspects
- 6 The Politics of Resistance and the Arab Uprisings
- 7 Egypt’s 25 January Uprising, Hegemonic Contestation, and the Explosion of the Poor
- 8 The Military amidst Uprisings and Transitions in the Arab World
- 9 Women, Democracy and Dictatorship in the Context of the Arab Uprisings
- 10 Dangers and Demon(izer)s of Democratization in Egypt
- Part III Countries in Turmoil
- Part IV Regional and International Implications
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
- References
10 - Dangers and Demon(izer)s of Democratization in Egypt
Through an Indonesian Glass, Darkly
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2014
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures and Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Context and Causes
- Part II Thematic and Comparative Aspects
- 6 The Politics of Resistance and the Arab Uprisings
- 7 Egypt’s 25 January Uprising, Hegemonic Contestation, and the Explosion of the Poor
- 8 The Military amidst Uprisings and Transitions in the Arab World
- 9 Women, Democracy and Dictatorship in the Context of the Arab Uprisings
- 10 Dangers and Demon(izer)s of Democratization in Egypt
- Part III Countries in Turmoil
- Part IV Regional and International Implications
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
- References
Summary
Abstract
This chapter illuminates the ongoing transition from authoritarian rule since 2011 and prospects for democratization in Egypt in the years ahead through a comparison with Indonesia since 1998. The chapter identifies crucial commonalities between Egypt and Indonesia, including the political transformations leading up through the fall of Suharto in 1998 and Mubarak in 2011, suggesting that the situation in Egypt as of late 2012 mirrors the early post-Suharto interlude of 1998–1999. Political trends in Indonesia since that time, it is argued, suggest that the current political strength of Islamist forces in Egypt may be both more exaggerated and more ephemeral than is commonly understood. But both the similarities and the differences between the two countries also suggest the likely staying power of conservative forces associated with the ancien régime – the military establishment, the entrenched business oligarchy, and local political bosses – impeding the continuing struggle for democratization in Egypt.
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- The New Middle EastProtest and Revolution in the Arab World, pp. 226 - 254Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2013