Delta democracy : pathways to incremental civic revolution in Egypt and beyond / Catherine E. Herrold.
Series: Bridging the gap: ; Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2020Description: 1 online resource (224 pages).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780190093266 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Democratization -- Egypt | Non-governmental organizations -- Egypt | Civil society -- Egypt -- 21st century | Egypt -- Politics and government -- 2011-Additional Physical Form: Print version : 9780190093235DDC classification: 320.962 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: For decades, the United States has funded democracy promotion programs in the Middle East to little avail. Delta Democracy: Pathways to Incremental Civic Revolution in Egypt and Beyond argues that there is another way forward for US democracy aid. Drawing upon the author's ethnographic research on Egypt's nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in the wake of the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings, Delta Democracy uncovers the strategies that local NGOs used to incrementally build a more democratic and just society. As it takes the reader inside the walls of Egypt's NGOs, the book illuminates local activists' perspectives on democracy in Egypt and reveals how savvy organizations promoted it as they navigated rapidly evolving opportunities and constraints in the years following the uprisings.| Item type | Current library | Copy number | Status | |
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
For decades, the United States has funded democracy promotion programs in the Middle East to little avail. Delta Democracy: Pathways to Incremental Civic Revolution in Egypt and Beyond argues that there is another way forward for US democracy aid. Drawing upon the author's ethnographic research on Egypt's nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in the wake of the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings, Delta Democracy uncovers the strategies that local NGOs used to incrementally build a more democratic and just society. As it takes the reader inside the walls of Egypt's NGOs, the book illuminates local activists' perspectives on democracy in Egypt and reveals how savvy organizations promoted it as they navigated rapidly evolving opportunities and constraints in the years following the uprisings.
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