1st Edition

Democratic Backsliding in Post-Mubarak Egypt

By Arshad Copyright 2025
240 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

240 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

240 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Arshad examines the phenomenon of ‘democratic backsliding’ in post-2011 Egypt. Capturing a critical juncture in Egyptian politics, this book explains the failure of Egypt’s nascent democratic experiment and its relapse into authoritarianism. Egypt is the crucial playbook to understand the reversal of a country towards an authoritarian regime and what measures state and non-state actors should... Read more

Introduction: Democratic Transition and its Challenges

1. Military Establishment in Egypt

2. Political Party System and Civil Society in Egypt

3. Role of Mohammed Morsi’s Presidency in Political Transition 

Conclusion: Rise of Abdel Fatah al-Sisi

Biography

Arshad is Fellow at Indian Council of World Affairs.