Democratic Backsliding In Terms of Political Instability, Egypt
(2022) STVK02 20221Department of Political Science
- Abstract
- In this qualitative case study, I aimed to explain the phenomena of Democratic
Backsliding in Egypt in the context of the Arab Spring. I do so by answering the
following questions: “To what extent was democratization in Egypt marked by
political instability?” and “What were the consequences of political instability for democratic backsliding in Egypt?”. I answer these questions by using relevant
theories about democratic backsliding and conceptualizing three dimensions of
political instability 1. Political instability in form of conflicts and unrests, 2. Political instability in Muslim Brotherhood’s policies and 3. Political instability in form of a change in the balance of power in the Middle East. This is followed by explaining... (More) - In this qualitative case study, I aimed to explain the phenomena of Democratic
Backsliding in Egypt in the context of the Arab Spring. I do so by answering the
following questions: “To what extent was democratization in Egypt marked by
political instability?” and “What were the consequences of political instability for democratic backsliding in Egypt?”. I answer these questions by using relevant
theories about democratic backsliding and conceptualizing three dimensions of
political instability 1. Political instability in form of conflicts and unrests, 2. Political instability in Muslim Brotherhood’s policies and 3. Political instability in form of a change in the balance of power in the Middle East. This is followed by explaining the consequences of each dimension on Egyptian fragile democracy. By analyzing the course of events with the perspective of political instability and contextualizing Egypt in relation to its surrounding, it is concluded that different aspects of political instability had considerable consequences for democratization in Egypt. (Less)
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- author
- Al Shalak, Mohamad Tareq LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- STVK02 20221
- year
- 2022
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Democratic backsliding, political instability, contextualization, democratization, Arab Spring, Muslim brotherhood
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9080310
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- 2022-07-03 07:58:48
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@misc{9080310, abstract = {{In this qualitative case study, I aimed to explain the phenomena of Democratic Backsliding in Egypt in the context of the Arab Spring. I do so by answering the following questions: “To what extent was democratization in Egypt marked by political instability?” and “What were the consequences of political instability for democratic backsliding in Egypt?”. I answer these questions by using relevant theories about democratic backsliding and conceptualizing three dimensions of political instability 1. Political instability in form of conflicts and unrests, 2. Political instability in Muslim Brotherhood’s policies and 3. Political instability in form of a change in the balance of power in the Middle East. This is followed by explaining the consequences of each dimension on Egyptian fragile democracy. By analyzing the course of events with the perspective of political instability and contextualizing Egypt in relation to its surrounding, it is concluded that different aspects of political instability had considerable consequences for democratization in Egypt.}}, author = {{Al Shalak, Mohamad Tareq}}, language = {{swe}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, title = {{Democratic Backsliding In Terms of Political Instability, Egypt}}, year = {{2022}}, }