The Politics of Egypt: State-Society Relationship

ISBN-13: 9780415612746 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 312 str.

Ninette S. Fahmy;¬Abar;¬Abar

Opis

This work addresses two important matters of concern to Middle East scholars: the nature of the Egyptian state and society and the interactive process between them; and how change, which would finally lead to development, can be initiated.

Spis treści

1. Theories of State and Society 2. The Historical Relationship between the State and the Peasants 3. The Constitutional and Legal System in Egypt and the Change to a Multi-Party System 4. Political Parties in Egypt 5. Egyptian Professional Associations 6. Labour and Business Organisations 7. The Local System in Egypt: A Blocked Avenue for Participation and Representation 8. The State, Peasant Politics and Development: The Inherent Dilemma 9. Tihna al-Gabal: A Case Study of a Village in Upper Egypt 10. Conclusion

O autorze

Dr Ninette Fahmy is a lecturer of Public Administration and Local Government at Sadat Academy for Management Sciences, and has taught Middle East politics in several other universities in Cairo as well as at the University of Exeter. She was Winner of the 2000/2001 Fulbright teaching and research award. Her current research interest is on the human rights of minority groups in the Middle East. She has published widely in both English and Arabic.