Obstacles of Developing Democracy in North Africa with Emphasis on Egypt
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Idriss Hassanpour , Hamid Sarmadi , Javid karimi ,
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Abstract
Egypt has been one of the most significant players in North Africa and the Middle East area over the past decades, which, considering its active history, could be the initiator of noteworthy developments in the region. After the revolution against Mubarak, the country took a democratic transition with the formation of elected institutions, the drafting of a new constitution, and the election of an elected president, however this failed due to a gap between the currents that played a role in overthrowing Mubarak.
And the remnants of the previous regime played a role in this direction by making the domestic economic situation more critical, and with the military coup in Egypt, it entered a dark period. Hence, the transition to democracy has been challenged regardless of lots of efforts over the years. So, the present article targets addressing the question of what are the obstacles of developing democracy in Egypt. The current article attempts to pay attention to the historical and political background Economic, political and cultural considerations to identify how mentioned factors can act as obstacles to the transition of democracy and its development in Egypt.
Keywords
Democracy, North Africa, Egypt, Modernity. Authoritarianism, political culture
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