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 examines civil-military relations in Egypt since 2013, focusing on the regime's efforts to control the military, prevent political mobilization that could lead to a popular uprising,...

  • Economic Causes, Consequences, and Prospects of Sisi's New Egypt

    Author: Robert Springborg
    97-115

    This study highlights the relationship between the economy and Egypt's political regime, focusing on how economic factors contributed to the rise of Sisi's authoritarianism and the impact of his...

  • 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...

  • Introduction

    Author: Abdel-Fattah Mady, Robert Springborg
    9-11

    The research project in this issue of Siyasat Arabiya focuses on the transformations that Egypt's political regime has undergone since 2013, enabling it to achieve domestic control and maintain...

  • In Search of Legitimacy

    Author: Bruce Rutherford
    12-24

    This study examines the concept of legitimacy and its various forms in Egypt since 2013, focusing on the legitimacy of performance in the field of educational policies and the contribution of...

  • Patriotism Without Citizenship: Non-electoral Legitimacy of the Post-July 2013 Egyptian Regime

    Author: Mohammad Affan
    25-40

    This study explores the actions and practices undertaken by the July 2013 regime to fulfill the requirements of legitimacy in its three aspects: the effectiveness and competence of the regime,...

  • The New Republic: Old Visions, Unfulfilled Promises

    Author: Emad El-Din Shahin, Abdelrahman Mohamed
    41-57

    This study analyzes the key features of Egypt's political regime since 2013 and President Sisi's efforts in building and managing a 'New Republic.'

  • The Role of the Police in Egyptian's Counter-revolution

    Author: Hossam el-Hamalawy
    80-96

    This study examines the role of Egypt's police during the January revolution and the counter-revolution after the 2013 coup. It explores the military council's and Morsi's relationship with the...

  • Milestones in Democratic Transition in the Arab World

    119-121

    This report documents the key milestones of the democratic transition in the Arab world from November 1 to December 31, 2023.

  • 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...

  • Palestine Over Two Months

    124-129

    This report documents the most significant Palestinian events and developments related to the Arab-Israeli conflict from November 1 to December 31, 2023.