Rutherford Egypt after Mubarak

Liberalism, Islam, and Democracy in the Arab World
With a New introduction by the author
ISBN: 978-1-4008-4614-6
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 344 Seiten

Reihe: Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics

Which way will Egypt go now that Husni Mubarak's authoritarian regime has been swept from power? Will it become an Islamic theocracy similar to Iran? Will it embrace Western-style liberalism and democracy? Egypt after Mubarak reveals that Egypt's secularists and Islamists may yet navigate a middle path that results in a uniquely Islamic form of liberalism and, perhaps, democracy. Bruce Rutherford draws on in-depth interviews with Egyptian judges, lawyers, Islamic activists, politicians, and businesspeople. He utilizes major court rulings, political documents of the Muslim Brotherhood, and the writings of Egypt's leading contemporary Islamic thinkers. Rutherford demonstrates that, in post-Mubarak Egypt, progress toward liberalism and democracy is likely to be slow.

Essential reading on a subject of global importance, this edition includes a new introduction by Rutherford that takes stock of the Arab Spring and the Muslim Brotherhood's victories in the 2011-2012 elections.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rutherford, Bruce K.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam & Islamische Studien
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Religionssoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction to the Paperback Edition ix

Acknowledgments xlvii

CHAPTER 1 Hybrid Regimes and Arab Democracy 1

CHAPTER 2 Liberal Constitutionalism: Preserving and Adapting Egypt's Liberal Tradition 32

CHAPTER 3 Islamic Constitutionalism: The Political Goals of Moderate Islam 77

CHAPTER 4 The Decline of Statism and the Convergence of Political Alternatives 131

CHAPTER 5 Economic Restructuring and the Rise of Market Liberalism 197

CHAPTER 6 Liberalism, Islam, and Egypt's Political Future 231

Bibliography 261

Index 279

Über Autor(innen)

Bruce K. Rutherford is associate professor of political science at Colgate University.