ALAA AL-DIN ARAFAT Senior Researcher at CEDEJ and was a former Associate Researcher at London University, SOAS.

"With his very comprehensive work Arafat manages to give detailed analysis of contemporary Egyptian politics. Although his approach is not so optimistic about the future of Egypt, many of the facts touched in his book help us to understand the current discussions in Egypt. The comprehensive information given about the 2000s makes this an indispensable volume for researchers of Egyptian politics." - The Journal of Turkish Weekly

• Preface  Introduction: Chronic Survival  It Just Looks Like a Party  Addicted to Hegemony  The Tug of War  The Business of Politics  Power Tools  Keeping Reform at Bay  The Illusion of Reform  The Tipping Starts  Scaling the Eight Walls  On the Bright Side  Is Islam the Solution?  Epilogue: Succession or Success?

ALAA AL-DIN ARAFAT Senior Researcher at CEDEJ and was a former Associate Researcher at London University, SOAS.

"With his very comprehensive work Arafat manages to give detailed analysis of contemporary Egyptian politics. Although his approach is not so optimistic about the future of Egypt, many of the facts touched in his book help us to understand the current discussions in Egypt. The comprehensive information given about the 2000s makes this an indispensable volume for researchers of Egyptian politics." - The Journal of Turkish Weekly

• Preface  Introduction: Chronic Survival  It Just Looks Like a Party  Addicted to Hegemony  The Tug of War  The Business of Politics  Power Tools  Keeping Reform at Bay  The Illusion of Reform  The Tipping Starts  Scaling the Eight Walls  On the Bright Side  Is Islam the Solution?  Epilogue: Succession or Success?

ALAA AL-DIN ARAFAT Senior Researcher at CEDEJ and was a former Associate Researcher at London University, SOAS.

"With his very comprehensive work Arafat manages to give detailed analysis of contemporary Egyptian politics. Although his approach is not so optimistic about the future of Egypt, many of the facts touched in his book help us to understand the current discussions in Egypt. The comprehensive information given about the 2000s makes this an indispensable volume for researchers of Egyptian politics." - The Journal of Turkish Weekly

• Preface  Introduction: Chronic Survival  It Just Looks Like a Party  Addicted to Hegemony  The Tug of War  The Business of Politics  Power Tools  Keeping Reform at Bay  The Illusion of Reform  The Tipping Starts  Scaling the Eight Walls  On the Bright Side  Is Islam the Solution?  Epilogue: Succession or Success?