Description: "Weipert-Fenner has created a comprehensive study of Egypt's parliamentary history from 1866-2011, using a systematic empirical analysis, to explore and explain the public outcry that followed the December 2020 election"--
Review Quotes: For comparative politics scholars, the book is an invaluable pedagogical resource for outlining how constructivist historical institutionalism could advance our understanding of authoritarian politics. For scholars of Egypt, the book offers a unique prism for conceptualizing the evolution of the country's politics since the mid-19th century, especially regarding how elite-led politics have responded (or failed to respond) to social conflict and societal change.-- "Hesham Sallam, Democratization"