Authoritarianism, Education and the Limits of Political Socialisation in Egypt

Autor/in	Mirshak, Nadim
Titel	Authoritarianism, Education and the Limits of Political Socialisation in Egypt
Quelle	In: Power and Education, 12 (2020) 1, S.39-54 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Mirshak, Nadim)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1757-7438
DOI	10.1177/1757743819869028
Schlagwörter	Authoritarianism; Teaching Methods; Social Systems; Educational Change; Public Officials; National Programs; Political Attitudes; Politics of Education; Power Structure; Barriers; Educational Administration; Government Role; Foreign Countries; Socialization; Elementary Secondary Education; Islam; Educational Policy; Egypt + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autoritarismus; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Social system; Soziales System; Bildungsreform; nicht übertragen; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik; Bildungsverwaltung; Schuladministration; Schulverwaltung; Ausland; Socialisation; Sozialisation; Politics of education; Ägypten
Abstract	President al-Sisi has declared 2019 to be the 'Year of Education', whereby a National Project is to be launched to reform the education system. These proposed reforms are crucial, yet the politics driving them and their implications for al-Sisi's regime remain unclear. Discussions surrounding how education is political and can help protect authoritarian regimes have largely been understated in the existing literature. This paper's objective is to encourage a critical outlook through utilising a Gramscian approach that considers education to be a politically contested domain. This approach views education as a hegemonic apparatus capable of developing consent through politically socialising the populace into accepting certain knowledge, attitudes and behaviour conducive to the regimes in power. By analysing the education system under Nasser, Sadat and Mubarak, I illustrate the extent to which education has been politicised through its attempts to serve and legitimise their regimes and objectives, and outline the challenges that hindered their abilities to protect their hegemony and assume complete control over education. Questioning the political, economic and socio-cultural basis on which the Egyptian education system is premised can enable us to avoid reproducing its existing problems, and importantly, reconsider the relationship between politics and education under al-Sisi's Egypt. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01