Civil Society Exposed: The Politics of NGOs in Egypt: v. 40 (Library of Modern Middle East Studies) - Hardcover

Abdelrahman, Maha M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1850435812 ISBN 13: 9781850435815

Publisher: I.B. Tauris, 2004

Synopsis

Is the concept of civil society relevant to social and political change? What is the role of its most well-known agents, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), in promoting emancipatory projects? Maha Abdelrahman analyses the empirical case of Egyptian 'civil society' in order to ascertain whether the experience of civil society organisations, and of NGOs in particular, validates the contention prevalent in academic and policy circles that civil society is the main engine for social and political transformation. The author concludes that civil society, far from constituting this engine, is a politically contested terrain characterised by authoritarian and repressive tendencies.

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Review:

""An important study on a very significant subject matter.""--Asef Bayat, St. Antony's College, Oxford

""An important contribution to the debate concerning NGOs in Egypt and of the whole civil society issue within the development framework. Such studies as this are not commonplace.""--J.W.H. Harrod, Professor Emeritus, Institute of Social Studies, University of Amsterdam

About the Author:

Maha M. Abdelrahman in Assistant Professor in Sociology at The American University of Cairo.

About this edition

• Publisher: I.B. Tauris
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1850435812
• ISBN 13: 9781850435815
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 236