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Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies · ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
Since early Twentieth century, Egypt has been home to many of the Middle East most significant social, political and ideological movements. Egypt’s Gamal Abdel Nasser’s leadership of the non-aligned movement as well as his pan-Arabist ideology has brought Egyptian politics and foreign policy to world attention. The recent Arab uprisings and their aftermath have again brought to the fore the importance of Egyptian internal politics and their ramifications regionally and globally. An understanding of the society and politics of Egypt is essential to contextualising the recent events. The course will examine Egypt’s complex history with authoritarianism, populism, civil society activism, informal politics and the interplay between economic development and political trends.
Class Participation
Learning outcomes 4, 5
A Reaction Paper (2000 words)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Essay 4000 words
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
130 hours of total student learning time made up from: a) 24 hours of contact over 12 weeks: 2 hours of seminars per week; and b) 106 hours of independent student research, reading and writing. Other Information Middle Eastern Politics and Security Major - ANU Middle Eastern Politics and Security Minor - ANU
Not applicable Preliminary Reading El Shakry, O. (2007) The Great Social Laboratory: Subjects of Knowledge in Colonial and Postcolonial Egypt. Stanford University Press. Salem, Sara: Anticolonial Afterlives in Egypt: The Politics of Hegemony (Cambridge University Press 2020) Ismail, Salwa: Political Life in Cairo's New Quarters. Encountering the Everyday State (University of Minnesota Press 2006). Rutherford, Bruce: Egypt after Mubarak: Liberalism, Islam and Democracy in the Arab World (PUP 2008) Posusney, M: Labor and the state in Egypt: workers, unions, and economic restructuring (Columbia University Press 1997) Sowers, J and Toensing C: The Journey to Tahrir: Revolution, Protest, and Social Change in Egypt (Verso 2012) Mehrez, Samia: Egypt’s Culture Wars: Politics and Practice, Routledge 2008.