1st Edition
Patronage Politics in Egypt The National Democratic Party and Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo
By Mohamed Fahmy Menza
Copyright 2013
200 Pages
by
Routledge
200 Pages
by
Routledge
200 Pages
by
Routledge
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Between the military takeover of 1952 and the collapse of the Mubarak regime in 2011, the political system of Egypt depended upon a variety of mechanisms and structures to establish and consolidate its powerbase. Among those, an intricate web of what could be described as ‘patronage politics’ emerged as one of the main foundations of these tools.
Throughout the post-1952 era, political... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Who are the Lesser Notables? Historical Background and Modes of Production and Circulation, Affiliations and Political Roles 3. Misr Al Qadima: The Popular Quarter and the Politiy of the Lesser Notable 4. The Muslim Brotherhood, the Jamm’eya Al Shar’eyya and Networks of Support in Misr Al Qadima: The Role of the Lesser Notables 5. The Dissolved National Democratic Party-affiliated Lesser Notability in Misr al Qadima 6. Conclusions: Reflections on the sociopolitical agency and the Prospective Role of Lesser Notabilities in the Egyptian Polity
Biography
Dr. Mohamed I. Fahmy Menza earned his PhD in Arab & Islamic Studies, specializing in political economy and sociology, from the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies at Exeter University. He has previously taught courses in political economy and development at Exeter University and the American University in Cairo (AUC) and currently teaches Arab and Global South Dialogue at the Core Curriculum, AUC. His research interests lie within the field of Middle East politics and society in general, with a special focus on state/society relations, informal and patronage politics and the political economy of development.
