The International Dimensions of Democratization in Egypt The Limits

This book purports to examine the international dimensions of the democratization process in Egypt in the post Cold War era; a theme which acquired significance at the academic and policy-oriented levels in light of the growing internationalization of ref

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Gamal M. Selim

The International Dimensions of Democratization in Egypt The Limits of Externally-Induced Change

Hexagon Series on Human and Environmental Security and Peace Volume 11

Series editor Hans Günter Brauch

More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/8090 More information on this series: http://afes-press-books.de/html/hexagon.htm More information on this volume: http://afes-press-books.de/html/hexagon_11.htm

Gamal M. Selim

The International Dimensions of Democratization in Egypt The Limits of Externally-Induced Change

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Gamal M. Selim, Ph.D. Political Science Port Said University Port Said Egypt and Political Science The British University in Egypt Cairo Egypt

ISSN 1865-5793 ISSN 1865-5807 (electronic) Hexagon Series on Human and Environmental Security and Peace ISBN 978-3-319-16699-5 ISBN 978-3-319-16700-8 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-16700-8 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015936689 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Cover design: deblik, Berlin Copyediting: PD Dr. Hans Günter Brauch, AFES-PRESS e.V., Mosbach, Germany Language editing: John Measor, Canada Typesetting and layout: Springer in Chennai Printed on acid-free paper Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

To my parents for their unconditional support, to my wife, Rania, for her love and great patience, and to my two little angels, Nourhan and Dalia

Acknowledgments

This book would not have been possible without the relentless support I received from many people. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Prof. Tareq Ismael who supervised this work in its original form as a doctoral dissertation submitted to the Department of Political Science at the University of Calgary (Canada). His valuable contributions were also instrumental in developing this work to incorporate