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Arab Spring, Reasons and Challenges - The Case of Egypt
Arab Spring, Reasons and Challenges - The Case of Egypt

Author(s): Ayman Gad El Ashkar
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Editura Universitară Danubius
Keywords: Revolution; Arab Spring; The process of democratization; Ancient Egypt

Summary/Abstract: This study aims to penetrate into the depth of the event of Egyptian Revolution of ArabSpring by touching, identifying and analyzing real factors the most important at both internal andexternal level, who have helped and accelerated the pace of events to reach this critical moment incontemporary Egypt’s history. The Egyptian Revolution of Arab Spring or the Revolution of Angerthat exploded on January 25, 2011 was one of the most unique events in the modern history of Egypt.The Revolution was not planned but was expected at least on the hearts and minds of Egyptians,because of many motives and reasons from the inside and outside. At the same time, this study willshed light on the most serious obstacles of the phase of democratic transition, or what is known as“the process of real democratization”. We can say that the Egyptian case, no matter that it was onlyone of the domino stones of the Arab Spring, but it is a special case in his background, whether for itsreasons, motives, reality or the stage of democratization. For this, and according to this view, thisevent will be verified and investigated from various dimensions, especially that which was hiddenearlier, in order to achieve a fundamental and significant fact of why Egypt and the Arab countries aredelayed and remained away from the pace of global democracy.

  • Issue Year: 9/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 77-89
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: English