The Egyptian revolution of January 25, 2011 as an anti-systemic movement
Purpose – This paper aims to analyze the Egyptian revolution as an anti-systemic movement. It illustrates how Egypt’s position in the world-economy has affected its political economy orientation and led to the marginalization of critical masses, who launched the revolution. Design/methodology/approa...
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| description | Purpose – This paper aims to analyze the Egyptian revolution as an anti-systemic movement. It illustrates how Egypt’s position in the world-economy has affected its political economy orientation and led to the marginalization of critical masses, who launched the revolution. Design/methodology/approach – The paper follows Wallerstein’s world-system analysis focusing on the anti-systemic movement concept. The paper analyzes the Egyptian case based on Annales school’s longue durée concept, which is a perspective to study developments of social relations historically. Findings – The Egyptian revolution was not only against the autocratic regime but also against the power structure resulting from the neoliberal economic policies, introduced as a response to the capitalism crisis. It represented the voice of the forgotten. The revolution was one of the anti-systemic movements resisting the manifestations of the capitalist world-economy. Originality/value – This paper aims at proving that the Egyptian revolution was an anti-systemic movement; which will continue to spread as a rejection to the world-system and to aspire a more democratic and egalitarian world. The current COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating the crisis of the world-system. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b39092bacf8e42dda9a0eeb01e9dbbea2023-06-22T13:23:24ZengEmerald PublishingJournal of Humanities and Applied Social Sciences2632-279X2022-08-014433835610.1108/JHASS-11-2020-0211The Egyptian revolution of January 25, 2011 as an anti-systemic movementAmany Abdellatif Osman0Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University, Cairo, EgyptPurpose – This paper aims to analyze the Egyptian revolution as an anti-systemic movement. It illustrates how Egypt’s position in the world-economy has affected its political economy orientation and led to the marginalization of critical masses, who launched the revolution. Design/methodology/approach – The paper follows Wallerstein’s world-system analysis focusing on the anti-systemic movement concept. The paper analyzes the Egyptian case based on Annales school’s longue durée concept, which is a perspective to study developments of social relations historically. Findings – The Egyptian revolution was not only against the autocratic regime but also against the power structure resulting from the neoliberal economic policies, introduced as a response to the capitalism crisis. It represented the voice of the forgotten. The revolution was one of the anti-systemic movements resisting the manifestations of the capitalist world-economy. Originality/value – This paper aims at proving that the Egyptian revolution was an anti-systemic movement; which will continue to spread as a rejection to the world-system and to aspire a more democratic and egalitarian world. The current COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating the crisis of the world-system.https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JHASS-11-2020-0211/full/pdfCapitalismNeo-liberalismAnti-systemic movementsEgyptian revolutionWorld-systems analysisNeoliberalism |
| spellingShingle | Amany Abdellatif Osman The Egyptian revolution of January 25, 2011 as an anti-systemic movement Journal of Humanities and Applied Social Sciences Capitalism Neo-liberalism Anti-systemic movements Egyptian revolution World-systems analysis Neoliberalism |
| title | The Egyptian revolution of January 25, 2011 as an anti-systemic movement |
| title_full | The Egyptian revolution of January 25, 2011 as an anti-systemic movement |
| title_fullStr | The Egyptian revolution of January 25, 2011 as an anti-systemic movement |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Egyptian revolution of January 25, 2011 as an anti-systemic movement |
| title_short | The Egyptian revolution of January 25, 2011 as an anti-systemic movement |
| title_sort | egyptian revolution of january 25 2011 as an anti systemic movement |
| topic | Capitalism Neo-liberalism Anti-systemic movements Egyptian revolution World-systems analysis Neoliberalism |
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