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A hierarchy of struggles? The ‘economic’ and the ‘political’ in Egypt's revolution

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Egypt's revolutionary process is facing serious challenges, not least of which is the absence of a broadly based movement that can harness the energy of the masses. The forces of the counter-revolution are using all means to derail the process especially by effecting a schism between ‘economic’ and ‘political’ demands where the former is portrayed as extraneous to the course of the revolution. The article demonstrates how this separation in any struggle is falsely conceived and in the case of Egypt is being used as a deliberate tactic to protect the interests of the capitalist state and its agents. [Une hiérarchie de lutte? L'aspect « économique » et « politique » dans la révolution égyptienne.] Le processus révolutionnaire d'Égypte est confronté à de sérieux défis, non des moindres est l'absence d'un vaste mouvement qui peut canaliser l'énergie des masses. Les forces de la contre-révolution utilisent tous les moyens pour déstabiliser le processus, notamment en effectuant un schisme entre les demandes « économique » et « politique », où l'ancien est dépeint comme étant étranger à la marche de la révolution. L'article montre comment cette séparation dans toute lutte est faussement conçue et dans le cas où l'Égypte est utilisée comme une tactique délibérée pour protéger les intérêts de l'État capitaliste et ses agents. Mots-clés : Égypte manifestations néolibéralisme

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  • M. Abdelrahman, 2012. "A hierarchy of struggles? The ‘economic’ and the ‘political’ in Egypt's revolution," Review of African Political Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 39(134), pages 614-628, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:revape:v:39:y:2012:i:134:p:614-628
    DOI: 10.1080/03056244.2012.738419
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    1. Sami Zemni, 2017. "The Tunisian Revolution: Neoliberalism, Urban Contentious Politics and the Right to the City," International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 41(1), pages 70-83, January.
    2. Breyel, Corinna & Grigoriadis, Theocharis, 2016. "Foreign agents? Natural resources & the political economy of civil society," Discussion Papers 2016/18, Free University Berlin, School of Business & Economics.

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