The role of political parties in Egypt (1978-2017) and the resilience of authoritarianism
Abstract
The current thesis focuses on the immense importance of the role of political parties in Egyptian politics and the Resilience of Authoritarianism, tracing their evolution and development from 1978 to 2017. It has proved that Egyptian political parties, in the period of the present work, have failed to consolidate democratic transformation by institutionalizing authoritarianism. This role has been so marginal that these pre- and post-Uprising political parties have been ridiculed as Ahzab Cartooniyah (Cardboard Parties). It has been found that about 100 parties out of 109 are remarkably so feeble and even paralyzed in their opposition to autocratic and dictatorial practices. Therefore, these political parties are incapable of supporting democratization. It has focused on the role of political parties in authoritarian regimes under which they further support authoritarianism. Moreover, it has analyzed the role of political parties in public mobilization as well as the variances in their organizational structures, mobilization and institutional potentials, and popular bases. The thesis has adopted the "semi-structured interviews, as a qualitative interpretive methodology, with the parties' leaders, chief members, and cadres (medium level and grassroots)". It also employs the authoritarian resilience theory for conducting this research and the comparative historical institutional approach while examining the authoritarian resilience theory to account for the failure of Egyptian political parties in democracy promotion.
Department
Political Science Department
Degree Name
MA in Political Science
Graduation Date
2-1-2019
Submission Date
July 2018
First Advisor
Sika, Nadine
Committee Member 1
Sunday, James
Committee Member 2
Kassem, Maye
Extent
180 p.
Document Type
Master's Thesis
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APA Citation
Shaheen, Y.
(2019).The role of political parties in Egypt (1978-2017) and the resilience of authoritarianism [Master's Thesis, the American University in Cairo]. AUC Knowledge Fountain.
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/513
MLA Citation
Shaheen, Yasmeen. The role of political parties in Egypt (1978-2017) and the resilience of authoritarianism. 2019. American University in Cairo, Master's Thesis. AUC Knowledge Fountain.
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/513