Youth Activism in Egypt: Islamism, Political Protest and Revolution

by Ahmed Tohamy

Overview

In this book, Ahmed Tohamy analyses the often-neglected trajectory that led up to the protests in Egypt that culminated in the fall of Hosni Mubarak in February 2011. Tohamy's assertion is that by examining the decade preceding this momentous event, we see that the youth movement far from being inert was extremely active. Tohamy uses the Social Movements Theory to argue how Egyptian youth became a new agent of change in the Middle East. By positioning the youth activists as dynamically engaging with their social and political contexts within a framework of opportunities and constraints, his analysis strikes at the heart of the debates concerning the nature and substance of revolution and its effects on state and society."

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780857728920
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	08/24/2016
Series:	Library of Modern Middle East Studies
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	336
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Ahmed Tohamy lectures at the School of Government and International Affairs at Durham University, where he recently received his PhD.
Ahmed Tohamy lectures at the School of Government and International Affairs at Durham University, UK.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Social Movements Theory
Chapter 3: The State-Society Relationship and the Cycles of Rise and Decline the Youth Movement
Chapter 4: Expanding Political Opportunities in Egypt
Chapter 5: The Chronological Developments and Formal Structure of Corporatist Arrangements
Chapter 6: Strategic Choices, Organization, Framing and Mobilizations: The Case of Student Activism
Chapter 7: Strategic Choices, Organization, Framing and Mobilizations of the New Activism: The Case of the April 6 Movement
Chapter 8: Using Social Movement Theory to Assess Egyptian Youth Movements: Opportunity, Mobilization, Strategies and Cultural Frames