Egypt after Mubarak : liberalism, Islam, and democracy in the Arab world
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Egypt after Mubarak : liberalism, Islam, and democracy in the Arab world
（Princeton studies in Muslim politics）
Princeton University Press, c2008
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Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto Universityグローバル専攻
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Library, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization図
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-278) and index
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Description
Egypt's autocratic regime is being weakened by economic crises, growing political opposition, and the pressures of globalization. Observers now wonder which way Egypt will go when the country's aging president, Husni Mubarak, passes from the scene: will it embrace Western-style liberalism and democracy? Or will it become an Islamic theocracy similar to Iran? "Egypt after Mubarak" demonstrates that both secular and Islamist opponents of the regime are navigating a middle path that may result in a uniquely Islamic form of liberalism and, perhaps, democracy. Bruce Rutherford examines the political and ideological battles that drive Egyptian politics and shape the prospects for democracy throughout the region.He argues that secularists and Islamists are converging around a reform agenda that supports key elements of liberalism, including constraints on state power, the rule of law, and protection of some civil and political rights. But will this deepening liberalism lead to democracy? And what can the United States do to see that it does? In answering these questions, Rutherford shows that Egypt's reformers are reluctant to expand the public's role in politics.
This suggests that, while liberalism is likely to progress steadily in the future, democracy's advance will be slow and uneven. Essential reading on a subject of global importance, "Egypt after Mubarak" draws upon in-depth interviews with Egyptian judges, lawyers, Islamic activists, politicians, and businesspeople. It also utilizes major court rulings, political documents of the Muslim Brotherhood, and the writings of Egypt's leading contemporary Islamic thinkers.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ix CHAPTER ONE: Hybrid Regimes and Arab Democracy 1 CHAPTER TWO: Liberal Constitutionalism: Preserving and Adapting Egypt's Liberal Tradition 32 CHAPTER THREE: Islamic Constitutionalism: The Political Goals of Moderate Islam 77 CHAPTER FOUR: The Decline of Statism and the Convergence of Political Alternatives 131 CHAPTER FIVE: Economic Restructuring and the Rise of Market Liberalism 197 CHAPTER SIX: Liberalism, Islam, and Egypt's Political Future 231 Bibliography 261 Index 279
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