Asef Bayat, Mona Baker

PARADOXES OF ARAB REFO-LUTIONS

March 28, 2015 Mona Baker Citizen Media, Egypt, Protest Movements

by Asef Bayat Mar 03 2011 Serious concerns are expressed currently in Tunisia and Egypt about the sabotage of the defeated elites. Many in the revolutionary and pro-democracy circles speak of a creeping counter-revolution. This is not surprising. If revolutions are about intense struggle for a profound change, then any revolution should expect a counterrevolution of subtle or blatant forms. The

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Arab revolutions, Asef Bayat, refo-lutions

Revolution and Despair

January 25, 2015 Mona Baker Articles, Egypt, Egypt Solidarity

Asef Bayat Sunday, January 25, 2015 Things in the Middle East usually appear far worse than they really are when looked at from the outside. But on my recent visit to Egypt — as I talked and listened to people, watched local television, read daily papers and made observations — it became clear that revolutionaries were going through painful

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Alain Badiou, Asef Bayat, Eric Garner, Hegel, revolution, Rosa Luxemburg