Investigating the causes and contexts of the failed democratic transition in Egypt in the light of the Arab uprising

Authors

1 PhD student in political science, Hamedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Hamedan, Iran

2 Associate Professor of International Relations, Hamedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Hamedan, Iran

3 Associate Professor of International Relations, Islamic Azad University, Hamadan Branch

Abstract

Before the popular uprising in the Arab world, Egypt was one of the countries in North Africa that had stability. But in a short time, the popular uprising reached this country as well. The concern of the present research is to examine the causes and contexts of the failed democratic transition in Egypt, while dealing with the theoretical literature as well as clarifying the nature and why of these developments in Egypt. The main question of the current research is, what are the causes of the failed democratic transition in Egypt in the light of the developments of the Arab Spring? The hypothesis is that the unsuccessful democratic transition in Egypt was caused by conditions and factors such as: the relative weakness of the modernization variables, especially the per capita income and thin middle class, the absence of a political society in Egypt and the absence of compromise among the elites, the role and behavior of the army, and the state of the praetorian society in Egypt.

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Political Science

Articles in Press, Corrected Proof
Available Online from 08 February 2024

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