Delta Democracy
Pathways to Incremental Civic Revolution in Egypt and Beyond
Seiten
2020
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-009323-5 (ISBN)
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-009323-5 (ISBN)
The 2011 Arab Spring protests seemed to mark a turning point in Middle East politics, away from authoritarianism and toward democracy. Within a few years, however, most observers saw the protests as a failure given the outbreak of civil wars and re-emergence of authoritarian strongmen in countries like Egypt. But in Delta Democracy, Catherine E. Herrold argues that we should not overlook the ongoing mobilization taking place in grassroots civil society. Drawing upon ethnographic research on Egypt's nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in the wake of the uprisings, Herrold uncovers the strategies that local NGOs used to build a more democratic and just society. Departing from US-based democracy advocates' attempts to reform national political institutions, local Egyptian organizations worked with communities to build a culture of democracy through public discussion, debate, and collective action. At present, these forms of participatory democracy are more attainable than establishing fair elections or parliaments, and they are helping Egyptians regain a sense of freedom that they have been denied as the long-time subjects of a dictator. Delta Democracy advances our understanding of how civil society organizations maneuver under state repression in order to combat authoritarianism. It also offers a concrete set of recommendations on how US policymakers can restructure foreign aid to better help local community organizations fighting to expand democracy.
Catherine E. Herrold is an Assistant Professor at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy and a Faculty Affiliate of the Indiana University Paul H. O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs.
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Co-Optation of Egypt's NGO Sector
Chapter 2: The Widening and Narrowing of Egypt's Civic Space
Chapter 3: The West's Democracy Promotion Playbook
Chapter 4: All You Need Is Tea: An Alternative Democracy Promotion Playbook
Chapter 5: Promoting Democracy in the Face of Autocracy
Conclusion
Bibliography
Erscheinungsdatum | 07.04.2020 |
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Reihe/Serie | Bridging the Gap |
Verlagsort | New York |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 163 x 236 mm |
Gewicht | 536 g |
Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften | |
ISBN-10 | 0-19-009323-4 / 0190093234 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-009323-5 / 9780190093235 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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