Overview
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.
Full Product Details
Author: Maha M. Abdelrahman
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint: I.B. Tauris
Volume: v. 40
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.485kg
ISBN: 9781850435815
ISBN 10: 1850435812
Pages: 236
Publication Date: 06 December 2004
Audience:
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Professional and scholarly
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College/higher education
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General
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: Out of stock
Reviews
""""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
An important study on a very significant subject matter. --Asef Bayat, St. Antony's College, Oxford <br> 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<br>
An important study on a very significant subject matter. --Asef Bayat, St. Antony's College, Oxford<br><br> 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<br>
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
Author Information
Maha M. Abdelrahman in Assistant Professor in Sociology at The American University of Cairo.
