The International Dimensions Of Democratization In Egypt: The Limits Of Externally-induced Change (hexagon Series On Human And Environmental Security And Peace)
by Gamal M. Selim /
2015 / English / PDF
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This book purports to examine the international dimensions of the
democratization process in Egypt in the post Cold War era; a
theme which acquired significance at the academic and
policy-oriented levels in light of the growing
internationalization of reform arrangements in the Arab world in
post 9/11 and the greater involvement of external powers in Arab
politics following the Arab Spring uprisings.
This book purports to examine the international dimensions of the
democratization process in Egypt in the post Cold War era; a
theme which acquired significance at the academic and
policy-oriented levels in light of the growing
internationalization of reform arrangements in the Arab world in
post 9/11 and the greater involvement of external powers in Arab
politics following the Arab Spring uprisings.
During the second half of the twentieth century, the mainstream
scholarship presented the democratization process as the outcome
of domestic conditions not significantly influenced by actors
outside the nation-state. With the end of the Cold War, this
perspective was challenged as a result of the third wave of
democratization and the subsequent growth of the “good
governance” discourse on the agenda of the international
development establishment. The new perspective attached a more
significant role to external factors in the democratization
process than was originally conceptualized.
During the second half of the twentieth century, the mainstream
scholarship presented the democratization process as the outcome
of domestic conditions not significantly influenced by actors
outside the nation-state. With the end of the Cold War, this
perspective was challenged as a result of the third wave of
democratization and the subsequent growth of the “good
governance” discourse on the agenda of the international
development establishment. The new perspective attached a more
significant role to external factors in the democratization
process than was originally conceptualized.