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“We are not Silicon Valley” – Youth Entrepreneurship in Cairo after the 2011 Revolution

Bachmann, Anna-Theresa LU (2021) CMEM01 20201
Centre for Middle Eastern Studies
Abstract
This thesis explores the phenomenon of youth entrepreneurship and start-up culture in Cairo and seeks to understand why highly educated young Egyptians choose to become entrepreneurs in the aftermath of the 2011 revolution. Through qualitative research methods, eight young Egyptian entrepreneurs who started their businesses after 2011 have been interviewed about their motivation and experiences. Through the theoretical lens of subjectivity formation and glocalization, I argue that their decision is influenced by a number of reasons in relation to time and locality and expressed in a new form of working selfhood. This thesis therefore tries to shed light on a phenomenon that has been largely absent from the academic debate on Egypt and the... (More)
This thesis explores the phenomenon of youth entrepreneurship and start-up culture in Cairo and seeks to understand why highly educated young Egyptians choose to become entrepreneurs in the aftermath of the 2011 revolution. Through qualitative research methods, eight young Egyptian entrepreneurs who started their businesses after 2011 have been interviewed about their motivation and experiences. Through the theoretical lens of subjectivity formation and glocalization, I argue that their decision is influenced by a number of reasons in relation to time and locality and expressed in a new form of working selfhood. This thesis therefore tries to shed light on a phenomenon that has been largely absent from the academic debate on Egypt and the Middle East and North Africa(MENA). (Less)
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Bachmann, Anna-Theresa LU
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CMEM01 20201
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H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
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language
English
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9039359
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2021-02-09 09:38:20
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  abstract     = {{This thesis explores the phenomenon of youth entrepreneurship and start-up culture in Cairo and seeks to understand why highly educated young Egyptians choose to become entrepreneurs in the aftermath of the 2011 revolution. Through qualitative research methods, eight young Egyptian entrepreneurs who started their businesses after 2011 have been interviewed about their motivation and experiences. Through the theoretical lens of subjectivity formation and glocalization, I argue that their decision is influenced by a number of reasons in relation to time and locality and expressed in a new form of working selfhood. This thesis therefore tries to shed light on a phenomenon that has been largely absent from the academic debate on Egypt and the Middle East and North Africa(MENA).}},
  author       = {{Bachmann, Anna-Theresa}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{“We are not Silicon Valley” – Youth Entrepreneurship in Cairo after the 2011 Revolution}},
  year         = {{2021}},
}