The securitisation of civil society: a case study of NGOs–State Security Investigations (SSI) relations in Egypt

Tadros, Mariz

doi:10.1080/14678802.2011.552248

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“…This very effectively restricted the workings and survival of NGOs who were critical of the Egyptian regime, leaving government‐initiated “NGOs” as often the only organizations allowed to receive foreign funding (see, for example, Kienle ; Grünert ). In fact, as Tadros points out, it was to a large extent the Egyptian Security Services who managed the NGO laws in practice; likewise when it came to foreign donors, whose permits could be refused, or who were expected to cooperate in return for favors from the Security Services (Tadros :92). And this has continued in the post‐Mubarak era: recently, EU and US funded NGOs have been ransacked and investigated by the security services, and international and local staff put on trial, just as the new draft for an NGO law demands that international NGOs seek permission for their projects in minute detail.…”

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“…Other rules have been more clearly articulated. For instance, organizing a public seminar in Egypt would always require permission and security clearance by the Egyptian security services (Tadros ). Arab governments have in this way been able to select between—and sometimes even create—the kind of civil society groups that have been allowed to participate in European reform and partnership projects.…”

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Free Us from Power: Governmentality, Counter-conduct, and Simulation in European Democracy and Reform Promotion in the Arab World

Malmvig

2014

Int Polit Sociol

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For over a decade, Arab governments have been enrolled into EU initiatives aimed at promoting democratic reform in the region. Common to these initiatives are their claims to be uninvolved with power and external imposition, professing instead to be based on voluntary notions of local demand and ownership. This article challenges this core liberalist assumption of the absence of power. Drawing on Foucault's reflections on liberal governmentality, it shows how power operates through a technology of “contractualization” which produces a distinct Arab subjectivity in the form of a lack (of reform will). Yet governing technologies are never complete, and possibilities of reversal and resistance always exist. In the second part, the article engages with the emerging debate on Foucault's concept of counter‐conduct, opening up the concept to more subtle and less spectacular forms of resistance. Drawing inspiration from Derrida's analysis of (in)hospitality and Baudrillard's logic of simulation, the article shows how the liberal assumptions of “invitation,” “ownership,” and “gradualism” inherent in European reform initiatives enable resistance in the form of: (i) selection of entry; (ii) setting conditions; and (iii) simulating reform.

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Free Us from Power: Governmentality, Counter-conduct, and Simulation in European Democracy and Reform Promotion in the Arab World

Malmvig

2014

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“…Se multiplicaron los movimientos y las organizacio-nes sociales de todo tipo, convirtiéndose en objeto permanente de control por parte de los servicios de seguridad. La sociedad civil, los sindicatos y demás movimientos sociales fueron percibidos como una amenaza y sometidos a una vigilancia especial, particularmente si disponían de una cierta base social o tenían vínculos internacionales (Tadros, 2011). Y por otra parte se operó una creciente articulación entre los actores sociales y políticos de oposición a nivel local, pero también a nivel transnacional a través de redes regionales árabes e internacionales (Abdelrahman, 2011).…”

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Protest continuum in the Arab countries: Social movements, civil society, and citizenship El continuum contestatario en los países árabes movimientos sociales, sociedad civil y ciudadanía Le continuum contestataire dans les pays arabes: Mouvements sociaux, société civile et citoyenneté

Bajo¹

2012

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The popular demonstrations triggered by the so-called Arab Spring can be explained by a combination of the multiple reasons of political, social, cultural, and economic orders. But previous mobilizations become relevant as a precedent to the Arab Spring protests given their scope; in several countries in recent years, an unusual intensification of the protest was experienced. The massive character of the protests would not have been possible without the intervention of certain experienced actors that served as catalysts and facilitators of these dynamics. Regardless of their achievements and singularities, the 2011 demonstrations have to be regarded as part of a protest continuum, being the inheritors of previous resistance, and protest movements, as well as of preceding organizational experiences and constituting a turning point in collective action. This continuum goes on.Spanish Las movilizaciones populares que desencadenaron las llamadas “primaveras árabes“ se explican por la combinación de múltiples razones de orden político, social, cultural y económico. Pero las dimensiones adquiridas por las protestas ponen de relieve cómo éstas tenían antecedentes; en varios países en los últimos años se vivió una intensificacioacute;n inusitada de la contestación. El carácter masivo de las protestas no hubiera sido posible sin la intervención de determinados actores que contaban con experiencia y que lograron actuar como catalizadores y facilitadores de esta dinámica. Independientemente de sus logros y de sus singularidades nacionales, las manifestaciones del 2011 se inscribieron así en un continuum contestatario, siendo herederas de experiencias de resistencia, protesta y organización previas, y constituyeron un punto de inflexión en el proceso. Este continuum prosigue en las transiciones políticas en curso.French Les mobilisations populaires déclenchées par les dénommés “printemps arabes“ s'expliquent par la combinaison de multiples raisons d'ordre politique, social, culturel et économique. Mais les dimensions a eintes par les protestations me ent en relief leurs antécédents; dans plusieurs pays, durant ces dernières années, a eu lieu une intensification inusitée de la contestation. Le caractère massif des protestations n'aurait été a eint sans l'intervention de certains acteurs qui comptaient avec de l'expérience y qui purent jouer un rôle de catalyseurs et de facilitateurs de ce e dynamique. Indépendamment de leurs réussites et de leurs singularités nationales, les manifestations de 2011 se sont ainsi inscrites dans un continuum contestataire, étant héritières d'expériences de résistance, de protestation et d'organisations antérieures, et elles constituèrent un moment d'inflexion dans le processus. Ce continuum se prolonge dans les transitions politiques en cour.

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“…Rather than looking at the NGOs' number or the periodic confrontations between the government and these groups in order to judge NGOs' capability to check on state's power. 165 It is important to look closely at the physical (structural) matters, legal agendas, and the techniques the government could deploy on NGOs to improve and advance their own interests. 166 It is important to see how much improvement the Egyptian government will make regarding this sector and its operations, but it is also important to assess the progress level of civil society towards its autonomous and self-independent nature, since it can check the State's authority.…”

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The Tale of Post-Arab Spring in Egypt: The Struggle of Civil Society Against a Janus-Faced State

Arafa¹

2017

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The securitisation of civil society: a case study of NGOs–State Security Investigations (SSI) relations in Egypt

Cited by 29 publications

References 12 publications

Free Us from Power: Governmentality, Counter-conduct, and Simulation in European Democracy and Reform Promotion in the Arab World

Free Us from Power: Governmentality, Counter-conduct, and Simulation in European Democracy and Reform Promotion in the Arab World

Protest continuum in the Arab countries: Social movements, civil society, and citizenship El continuum contestatario en los países árabes movimientos sociales, sociedad civil y ciudadanía Le continuum contestataire dans les pays arabes: Mouvements sociaux, société civile et citoyenneté

The Tale of Post-Arab Spring in Egypt: The Struggle of Civil Society Against a Janus-Faced State

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