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A Revolution of Logics of Action? Renegotiating the Authoritarian Social Contract in Egypt

Cover: Euro-Mediterranean Relations After the Arab Spring: Persistence in Times of Change

Cover: Euro-Mediterranean Relations After the Arab Spring: Persistence in Times of Change

Cilja Harders – 2013

The ’Arab Spring’ triggered paradigmatic shifts but, despite these changes, much in the Euro-Mediterranean region remains the same. Utilising ’Logics of Action’, an innovative theoretical framework designed to capture the complexity of political interaction in one of the fastest changing regions in the world, this book discusses developments in the region before and after the Arab Spring that can be characterised by a continuation of the norm. Expert contributors identify patterns of interaction between governmental institutions, economic entrepreneurs, religious groups and other diverse actors that withstood these historical changes and explore why these relationships have proved so robust. Connecting a unique sample of case studies on changing and persistent ’Logics of Action’ within the Euro-Mediterranean space this book provides a pivotal contribution to our understanding of political interaction between North Africa, the Middle East and the European Union. Offering a completely new perspective on the events of the ’Arab Spring’ it identifies something that seems paradoxical at first sight; persistence in times of radical change.

Title
A Revolution of Logics of Action? Renegotiating the Authoritarian Social Contract in Egypt
Publisher
Ashgate
Location
London
Keywords
MENA, local actors, authoritarianism, trust, Research Project B6
Date
2013
Identifier
ISBN 978-1409455523 (Hardback)
Source(s)
Appeared in
Euro-Mediterranean Relations After the Arab Spring: Persistence in Times of Change, 103-122
Language
eng
Type
Text