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Book SynopsisA collection of studies looking at social and political changes following Egypt's 2011 Revolution
Egypt is a country of its people. What has been the effect on its inhabitants of the 2011 revolution and subsequent developments? In 2013, a conference held under the auspices of Cairo Papers in Social Science examined this issue from the points of view of anthropologists, historians, political scientists, psychologists, and urban planners. The papers collected here reveal the strategies that various actors employed in this situation.
Contributors
Zeinab Abul-Magd, Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio, USA
Yasmine Ahmed, The American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
Deena Abdelmonem, independent scholar, Cairo, Egypt
Sandrine Gamblin, European Universities in Egypt, Cairo, Egypt
Ellis Goldberg (d. 2019), University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
Clement M. Henry, University of Singapore, Singapore
Dina Makram-Ebeid, The American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
Hans Christian Korsholm Nielsen, Danish–Egyptian Dialogue Institute, Cairo, Egypt
David Sims, economist and urban planner, Cairo, Egypt
Table of ContentsArabic Abstract v
Chronology: Timeline until July 3, 2013
1. Introduction: The Political Economy of
the New Egyptian Republic
Nicholas S. Hopkins
2. The Egyptian Economy – A Dream Deferred?
Ellis Goldberg
3. Tumult, Trauma, and Resilience: Psychological Well-being of
Cairenes One Year Following the January 25, 2011 Uprisings
Deena Abdelmonem et al.
4. Labor Struggles and the Quest for Permanent Employment
in Revolutionary Egypt
Dina Makram-Ebeid
5. Islah, from Gift to Right
Yasmine Ahmed
6. Adapting to Change: Tribal Influence on the 2011–2012
Parliamentary Elections in Aswan Governorate
Hans Christian Korsholm Nielsen
7. International Tourism in Post-revolution Egypt:
Value Conflict and Economic Pragmatism
Sandrine Gamblin
8. Militarism, Neoliberalism, and Revolution in Egypt
Zeinab Abul-Magd
9. Affordable Housing Policies in Egypt after the 2011 Revolution:
More of the Same?
David Sims
10. Islamic Finance in the New Egypt
Clement M. Henry
About the Contributors
