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Author Müller-Funk, Lea

Title Egyptian Diaspora Activism During the Arab Uprisings : Insights from Paris and Vienna
Published Milton : Routledge, 2018

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Description 1 online resource (236 pages)
Series Routledge Studies in Global and Transnational Politics Ser
Routledge Studies in Global and Transnational Politics Ser
Contents Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of tables; List of figures; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; Background; The puzzle; Research questions; Case selection; Framing diaspora politics theoretically; Methodology; Contributions to the field; Structure of the book; Note; Bibliography; 2 The Uprising in Egypt: mobilising events across borders; Introduction; The protests in Tahrir Square in January and February 2011; The Right-to-Vote Campaign from April to November 2011; The Maspero Events (October 2011); The Muhammad Maḥmūd protests (November 2011)
The parliamentary elections (2011-2012)The presidential elections 2012; The referendum on the Constitution (December 2012); The Tamarrud campaign and the ousting of Morsi; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; 3 The emerging Egyptian emigration state: Egypt's multifaceted approach to relating to its citizens abroad; Introduction; The emerging Egyptian emigration state; Egypt's threefold emigration approach in the 2000s; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; 4 Egyptian migration to Europe -- an Egyptian diaspora?; Introduction; Three different migration streams from Egypt to Europe
A religiously fragmented Egyptian migrationLocating Egyptian migration within the migrant populations of France and Austria; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; 5 Managing immigration in Vienna and Paris: a comparison; Introduction; Tracing immigration policies in Austria and France; Examining immigrant policies in Austria and France; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; 6 A typology of transnational activists; Introduction; General tendencies; A wide variety of transnational activists; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; 7 Transnational political networks, strategies, and ideas in Paris; Introduction
The revolutionary upheaval as a moment of mutual discovery and politicisationA phase of political divisions and fragmentation; Political mobilisations in Coptic social fields; Second revolution versus coup d'état; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; 8 Transnational political networks, strategies, and ideas in Vienna; Introduction; Egyptian community associations and an impossible political neutrality; Egyptian youth associations and the renegotiation of identity in times of revolution; Ḍidd al-inqilāb protests in Vienna or the difficult search for allies
Mobilisations in Vienna supporting the ousting of MorsiConclusion; Notes; Bibliography; 9 The local and the distant: reconfiguring diaspora politics; Introduction; Explaining differences in diaspora politics through social movement theory; The emergence of a virtual transnational space of contention; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; 10 Conclusion; Introduction; Empirical findings; Theoretical implications; Policy implications; Limits of the research and recommendations for future research; Bibliography; Index
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Subject Egyptians -- Political activity -- 21st century
Egyptians -- Migrations
Politics and government
SUBJECT Egypt -- Politics and government -- 2011- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2016002906
Subject Egypt
Form Electronic book
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