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Delta Democracy - Pathways to Incremental Civic Revolution in Egypt and Beyond (Hardcover)
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Delta Democracy - Pathways to Incremental Civic Revolution in Egypt and Beyond (Hardcover)
Series: Bridging the Gap
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Total price: R2,937
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The 2011 Arab Spring protests seemed to mark a turning point in
Middle East politics, away from authoritarianism and toward
democracy. Within a few years, however, most observers saw the
protests as a failure given the outbreak of civil wars and
re-emergence of authoritarian strongmen in countries like Egypt.
But in Delta Democracy, Catherine E. Herrold argues that we should
not overlook the ongoing mobilization taking place in grassroots
civil society. Drawing upon ethnographic research on Egypt's
nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in the wake of the uprisings,
Herrold uncovers the strategies that local NGOs used to build a
more democratic and just society. Departing from US-based democracy
advocates' attempts to reform national political institutions,
local Egyptian organizations worked with communities to build a
culture of democracy through public discussion, debate, and
collective action. At present, these forms of participatory
democracy are more attainable than establishing fair elections or
parliaments, and they are helping Egyptians regain a sense of
freedom that they have been denied as the long-time subjects of a
dictator. Delta Democracy advances our understanding of how civil
society organizations maneuver under state repression in order to
combat authoritarianism. It also offers a concrete set of
recommendations on how US policymakers can restructure foreign aid
to better help local community organizations fighting to expand
democracy.
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