Essays about: "Egyptian Revolution"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 20 essays containing the words Egyptian Revolution.

  1. 1. Social Media in Political Movements; An Opportunity or a Limitation? : A Qualitative Study About the Role of Social Media in the Individual’s Autonomy During The Egyptian Revolution 2011

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Osama Mahmoud Alsaeid; [2023]
    Keywords : Social Media Activism; Autonomy; multi-Dimensional Autonomy; Arab Spring;

    Abstract : This qualitative research aims to understand better how the multi-dimensional autonomy facilitated by social media activism influenced the dynamics of the Arab Spring, with a particular focus on the Egyptian Revolution of 2011. Based on semi-structured interviews with earlier Egyptian activists, social media significantly provided individuals with platforms to express their opinions more freely, engage in dialogue, and foster a sense of solidarity and empowerment, which enhanced their feeling of autonomy. READ MORE

  3. 2. Literary masculinities in contemporary Egyptian dystopian fiction : Local, regional and global masculinities as social criticism in Utopia and The Queue

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för Asien-, Mellanöstern- och Turkietstudier

    Author : Elisa Andrea Viteri Marquez; [2020]
    Keywords : Masculinities; Arabic dystopian fiction; hegemony of men;

    Abstract : In the aftermath the 25th January Revolution of 2011, two Egyptian dystopian novels stand out as particularly relevant: Utopia (2008) by Ahmed Khaled Towfik, and The Queue (2013), by Basma Abdel Aziz. Due to the absence of studies that pay attention to how gender relations are portrayed in Arabic dystopian novels, this study focuses on the literary representation of men and masculinities in Utopia and The Queue. READ MORE

  4. 3. WOMEN & DEMOCRACY IN THE ARAB WORLD A Field Study on Women’s Political Participation in Post-revolution Egypt

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Sandra Jaballah; [2019-09-16]
    Keywords : Autocracy; Egypt; Democracy; Political Transition; Political Stability; Tunisia; UNSCR 1325; Women; Peace; and Security; Women’s Political Participation;

    Abstract : Among the countries involved in the 2011 Arab revolution, Egypt and Tunisia are considered to have developed the most. However, Tunisia is the only country recognised as having undergone a successful democratic transition, whilst the transition in Egypt has been unstable and not as prosperous. READ MORE

  5. 4. Revolutionary Youths- A study of the Iranian revolution in 1979 in light of the youth bulge theory

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Louise Warvsten; Sarah Vallentin Warrer; [2019]
    Keywords : Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Demographic changes have created large youth cohorts in many developing countries. These large groups of young people are claimed to increase the risk of political violence according to the youth bulge theory, a theory that has been used to explain the outbreak of the Egyptian revolution in 2011. READ MORE

  6. 5. Survival Strategies under Repression : The Case of the Egyptian Civil Society

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Carole Rozumek; [2017]
    Keywords : Civil Society Egypt Repression Strategies;

    Abstract : Similarly to many governments around the world, the Mubarak regime of Egypt was hostile to the activities of civil society. Following the Revolution of 2011 in Egypt, the members of civil society organizations and activists in general were expecting an improvement of their working conditions. READ MORE