Egypt’s Failed Democratic Transition: Mohamed Morsi & The SCAF

Millions of people took to the streets of Egypt during the 2011 Arab Spring in demand of an end to authoritarian rule and corruption. The Egyptian military decided not to use force against the protesters and President Hosni Mubarak was forced to step down from power on February 11, 2011. Egypt may have “successfully” deposed its leader through mass mobilization, however, the subsequent transition to democracy resulted in a regression to an authoritarian regime: one with arguably worse conditions than those under Mubarak.

I seek to analyze the factors that led to the failure of democratization in Egypt to understand why the country reverted to an authoritarian model of governance reminiscent of the Mubarak regime after successfully deposing him. This topic is incredibly important for understanding both Egyptian and Middle Eastern politics and for generating solutions to modern humanitarian and political crises.

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