As I suggested shortly after Mubaraks resignation, Egypts only hope for long-term stability is some kind of social democratic path. Great article on the problematic reintroduction of Nasserism into Egyptian politics: From here, it seems that the source of the problematic that Egypt faces today is that the only social contract present in the imagination of many Egyptians is purely Nasserist, one that dates back to the postcolonial context. Meanwhile, recreating the Nasserist alliance is impossible in light of the changed international context, which demands that Egypt integrate into a unified, broad international system. This is required not only economically—due to dependence on the flow of goods and capital from abroad—but also culturally and politically, because there is no longer room for the previous postcolonial formulas of nations, the traditional nationalist left, or a nationalized economy.
Posted on: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 20:58:47 +0000
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