Date of Defense
Fall 4-19-2011
Date of Graduation
12-2011
Department
Political Science
First Advisor
Mustafa Mughazy, Foreign Languages
Second Advisor
Gunther M. Hega, Political Science
Third Advisor
Blain Auer, Comparative Religion
Abstract
This paper explores the potential for meaningful political reform in Egypt at the hands of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood. The research encompasses six major sections: the general history of the Muslim Brotherhood, the current organization structure of the Muslim Brotherhood, its current ideology, the Muslim Brotherhood's participation in, and the effects of, the 2005 and 2010 Egyptian Parliamentary Elections, the 2011 Egyptian Revolution, and finally an analysis of the Muslim Brotherhood's role in post-Revolutionary Egypt. The research for this paper was completed in two phases. The first phase consisted of analyzing the works of other scholars in both Arabic and English. The second phase of research took place in Egypt over the course of three months, during which time the 2010 Egyptian Parliamentary Elections were held, and also during which time the author was able to interview multiple subjects as well as observe the unfolding of the election process and its aftermath. Due in a large measure to the 2011 Revolution, the Brotherhood will largely be unable to create meaningful political reform without the consent of the general public who, at the time of writing, hold the fate of Egypt in their hands.
Recommended Citation
Schipper, Daniel R., "The Potential Political Reform of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood" (2011). Honors Theses. 1375.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/honors_theses/1375
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