(Ebook) Negotiating Space: The Evolution of the Egyptian Street, 2000–2011 by Dimitris Soudias ISBN 9789774166570, 9774166574

(Ebook) Negotiating Space: The Evolution of the Egyptian Street, 2000–2011 by Dimitris Soudias ISBN 9789774166570, 9774166574

The objective of this study is an analysis of the development of street protests in Egypt between 2000-2011. As such, it analyzes the negotiation of the status quo, that is, the relationship between resistance (protesting actors) and authority (the regime and the security forces that represent it) and their interactions in protest events. Seeking to make sense of the emergence of the January 25 uprising, I will show how the ‘Egyptian street’ evolved, served as a space of discontent, and hence was the main arena for negotiating power relations between resistance and authority that ultimately led to Mubarak’s ousting. In short, I want to find out how the Egyptian street, which had been proclaimed “apathetic” and “dead” by observers for so long, developed into a liberated protest space that forced an authoritarian ruler out of office.