Vol. 12 No. 066 (2024): Issue 066

The Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies and the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies have published the 66th issue of the bimonthly peer-reviewed political science and international relations journal, Siyasat Arabiya.This issue features six studies from a special issue on Egypt's political regime transformations since 2013. The articles include an introduction by the guest editors, Robert Springborg and Abdel-Fattah Mady, in addition to “In Search of Legitimacy” by Bruce Rutherford; “Patriotism Without Citizenship: Non-electoral Legitimacy of the Post-July 2013 Egyptian Regime” by Mohammad Affan; “The New Republic: Old Visions, Unfulfilled Promises” by Emad El-Din Shahin and Abdelrahman Mohamed; “Civil-military Relations in Egypt and the Regime's Survival Strategies” by Abdel-Fattah Mady; “The Role of the Police in Egyptian's Counter-revolution” by Hossam el-Hamalawy; and “Economic Causes, Consequences, and Prospects of Sisi's New Egypt” by Robert Springborg.The issue also contains the documentation of Milestones in Democratic Transition in the Arab World and Palestine over two months, 1/11-31/12/2023, along with select Documents of Democratic Transition in the Arab World. The issue ends with Yasmine Lahnin’s book review of Chinese Strategy towards the Arab Countries: Goals and Outcomes by Anas Khaled Al-Nasar.

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Published: 2024-01-01

Articles

  • Civil-military Relations in Egypt and the Regime's Survival Strategies

    Author: Abdel-Fattah Mady
    58-79
    The study focuses on civil-military relations in Egypt since 2013 , examining measures the regime employs to achieve three objectives: controlling the military to prevent coups, thwarting political...
  • Economic Causes, Consequences, and Prospects of Sisi's New Egypt

    Author: Robert Springborg
    97-115
    The relationship between economies and polities is one of vital importance to the outcome of the contemporary intensifying struggle between authoritarians and democrats. Investigating this...
  • Chinese Strategy towards the Arab Countries: Goals and Outcomes

    133-143
    The book analyzes China's strategy toward Arab states, exploring its objectives, tools, and implications. The author examines China's strategic goals, its vision for the Arab world, and the methods...
  • Introduction

    Author: Abdel-Fattah Mady, Robert Springborg
    9-11
    The study focuses on civil-military relations in Egypt since 2013, examining measures the regime employs to achieve three objectives: controlling the military to prevent coups, thwarting political...
  • In Search of Legitimacy

    Author: Bruce Rutherford
    12-24
    This study begins by discussing the concept of legitimacy and then examines the patterns of legitimacy in Egypt since 2013. It specifically focuses on the legitimacy of performance within the field...
  • Patriotism Without Citizenship: Non-electoral Legitimacy of the Post-July 2013 Egyptian Regime

    Author: Mohammad Affan
    25-40
    The struggle for political legitimacy has been central to political polarization in Egypt since the 2013 coup. Given the regime's pronounced authoritarian features, the traditional form of legal...
  • The New Republic: Old Visions, Unfulfilled Promises Cited once

    Author: Emad El-Din Shahin, Abdelrahman Mohamed
    41-57
    This study provides an analysis of Egypt's political system since 2013 , with a particular focus on President Sisi's efforts to establish and manage a "new republic." It explores the internal...
  • The Role of the Police in Egyptian's Counter-revolution

    Author: Hossam el-Hamalawy
    80-96
    This study investigates the role of the police apparatus in Egypt during the 2011 revolution and the subsequent counter-revolution following the 2013 coup. It begins by examining the relationships...
  • Milestones in Democratic Transition in the Arab World

    119-121
    This study investigates the role of the police apparatus in Egypt during the 2011 revolution and the subsequent counter-revolution following the 2013 coup. It begins by examining the relationships...
  • Documents of Democratic Transition in the Arab World

    122-123
    This section highlights key political documents related to the democratic transition in the Arab world. In this issue, we publish a document from Tunisia, issued between November 1 and December 31,...
  • Palestine Over Two Months

    124-129
    This section highlights key political documents related to the democratic transition in the Arab world. In this issue, we publish a document from Tunisia, issued between November 1 and December 31,...