Egypt after Mubarak: Liberalism, Islam, and Democracy in the Arab World

Egypt after Mubarak: Liberalism, Islam, and Democracy in the Arab World

by Bruce K. Rutherford
Egypt after Mubarak: Liberalism, Islam, and Democracy in the Arab World

Egypt after Mubarak: Liberalism, Islam, and Democracy in the Arab World

by Bruce K. Rutherford

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Overview

Which way will Egypt go now that Husni Mubarak's authoritarian regime has been swept from power? Will it become an Islamic theocracy similar to Iran? Will it embrace Western-style liberalism and democracy? Egypt after Mubarak reveals that Egypt's secularists and Islamists may yet navigate a middle path that results in a uniquely Islamic form of liberalism and, perhaps, democracy. Bruce Rutherford draws on in-depth interviews with Egyptian judges, lawyers, Islamic activists, politicians, and businesspeople. He utilizes major court rulings, political documents of the Muslim Brotherhood, and the writings of Egypt's leading contemporary Islamic thinkers. Rutherford demonstrates that, in post-Mubarak Egypt, progress toward liberalism and democracy is likely to be slow.


Essential reading on a subject of global importance, this edition includes a new introduction by Rutherford that takes stock of the Arab Spring and the Muslim Brotherhood's victories in the 2011-2012 elections.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780691158044
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 02/24/2013
Series: Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics , #48
Edition description: With a New introduction by the author
Pages: 344
Product dimensions: 9.00(w) x 6.00(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Bruce K. Rutherford is associate professor of political science at Colgate University.

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Paperback Edition ix

Acknowledgments xlvii

CHAPTER 1 Hybrid Regimes and Arab Democracy 1

CHAPTER 2 Liberal Constitutionalism: Preserving and Adapting Egypt's Liberal Tradition 32

CHAPTER 3 Islamic Constitutionalism: The Political Goals of Moderate Islam 77

CHAPTER 4 The Decline of Statism and the Convergence of Political Alternatives 131

CHAPTER 5 Economic Restructuring and the Rise of Market Liberalism 197

CHAPTER 6 Liberalism, Islam, and Egypt's Political Future 231

Bibliography 261

Index 279

What People are Saying About This

Mark Tessler

An important work, filled with valuable information and insight. Beyond the rich detail about Egypt, Rutherford's study deepens our understanding of how the characteristics of both an authoritarian and a democratic political order come together and persist in the hybrid regimes of the Arab world.
Mark Tessler, University of Michigan

Carrie Rosefsky Wickham

This book provides a superb analysis of the domestic constituencies and agendas for political reform in Egypt, highlighting their distinctive features and their common ground. Rutherford accomplishes this with a high degree of analytic sophistication, and backs it with rich supporting evidence. This book makes a significant contribution to our understanding of contemporary Egyptian politics and society by deftly identifying—and capturing the nuances of—the alternate political visions in Egypt.
Carrie Rosefsky Wickham, Emory University

From the Publisher

"An important work, filled with valuable information and insight. Beyond the rich detail about Egypt, Rutherford's study deepens our understanding of how the characteristics of both an authoritarian and a democratic political order come together and persist in the hybrid regimes of the Arab world."—Mark Tessler, University of Michigan

"Bruce Rutherford helps us make sense of the voices emerging in Egyptian politics and understand how they resonate. Neither denying Egyptian authoritarianism nor accepting its inevitability, Rutherford draws deeply on theoretical debates among scholars to elucidate politics in this vital—and surprisingly complicated—country."—Nathan J. Brown, author of The Rule of Law in the Arab World

"Egypt after Mubarak offers a unique look at Egypt's most promising and most hopeful future. Rutherford argues that the major oppositional forces are converging on a platform of reform that will produce in Egypt a hybrid regime with liberal but circumscribed democratic characteristics. This book will have a serious and productive impact on the field."—Raymond W. Baker, Trinity College

"This book provides a superb analysis of the domestic constituencies and agendas for political reform in Egypt, highlighting their distinctive features and their common ground. Rutherford accomplishes this with a high degree of analytic sophistication, and backs it with rich supporting evidence. This book makes a significant contribution to our understanding of contemporary Egyptian politics and society by deftly identifying—and capturing the nuances of—the alternate political visions in Egypt."—Carrie Rosefsky Wickham, Emory University

Baker

Egypt after Mubarak offers a unique look at Egypt's most promising and most hopeful future. Rutherford argues that the major oppositional forces are converging on a platform of reform that will produce in Egypt a hybrid regime with liberal but circumscribed democratic characteristics. This book will have a serious and productive impact on the field.
Raymond W. Baker, Trinity College

Brown

Bruce Rutherford helps us make sense of the voices emerging in Egyptian politics and understand how they resonate. Neither denying Egyptian authoritarianism nor accepting its inevitability, Rutherford draws deeply on theoretical debates among scholars to elucidate politics in this vital—and surprisingly complicated—country.
Nathan J. Brown, author of "The Rule of Law in the Arab World"

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