Bridging the gap: The ‘revolutionary’ strategy of the Strong Egypt Party as a new attempt towards overcoming the secular/Islamist cleavage - Archive ouverte HAL Accéder directement au contenu
Article Dans Une Revue Mediterranean Politics Année : 2022

Bridging the gap: The ‘revolutionary’ strategy of the Strong Egypt Party as a new attempt towards overcoming the secular/Islamist cleavage

Résumé

The 2011 revolution provided the Egyptian ‘third way’ between Islamism and secularism with an opportunity to enter the political scene. Following the 2012 presidential election, this current was divided into a wasaty trend following a ‘possibilist’ strategy within the Mursī administration, and another trend gathered around the figure of ‘Abd al-Mun‘im Abūl-Futūh and following a ‘revolutionary’ strategy with the aim to overcome the secular/Islamist cleavage by mobilizing revolutionaries from both sides against the remnants of Mubārak’s regime. This article shows how the difference between these two trends – both born from the reformist wing of the Muslim Brotherhood – is rooted in a generational divide. While the wasaty leaders left the Islamist organization in the mid-1990s, when their project was about to enter official politics, the younger generation did so only after the departure of Mubārak, with the objective to pursue the ‘revolution’s goals’.
Fichier principal
Vignette du fichier
Bridging_the_Gap.pdf (161.07 Ko) Télécharger le fichier
Origine : Fichiers produits par l'(les) auteur(s)

Dates et versions

hal-03799561 , version 1 (06-10-2022)

Identifiants

Citer

Clément Steuer, Sara Tonsy. Bridging the gap: The ‘revolutionary’ strategy of the Strong Egypt Party as a new attempt towards overcoming the secular/Islamist cleavage. Mediterranean Politics, In press, ⟨10.1080/13629395.2022.2124739⟩. ⟨hal-03799561⟩
34 Consultations
11 Téléchargements

Altmetric

Partager

Gmail Facebook X LinkedIn More