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TY - JOUR
T1 - The Narrative of the Rise of China and Authoritarianism in the Global South
T2 - The case of Egypt
AU - Rasheed, Amjed
PY - 2022/6/30
Y1 - 2022/6/30
N2 - Authoritarian regimes in the Global South diffuse compelling narratives of China, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and its development success to reinforce authoritarian practices discursively. A case illustrative of this process is that of Egypt under President Abdul Fatah el-Sisi. An analysis drawing on strategic narrative theory highlights that the el-Sisi regime has been deploying a persuasive narrative on China, its development experience and the BRI to reinforce authoritarianism discursively under the pretext of preserving the state’s sovereignty and achieving progress and the public good. Such a process is called Authoritarian Reinforcement (AR).
AB - Authoritarian regimes in the Global South diffuse compelling narratives of China, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and its development success to reinforce authoritarian practices discursively. A case illustrative of this process is that of Egypt under President Abdul Fatah el-Sisi. An analysis drawing on strategic narrative theory highlights that the el-Sisi regime has been deploying a persuasive narrative on China, its development experience and the BRI to reinforce authoritarianism discursively under the pretext of preserving the state’s sovereignty and achieving progress and the public good. Such a process is called Authoritarian Reinforcement (AR).
M3 - Journal article
VL - 57
SP - 68
EP - 84
JO - The International Spectator: Italian Journal of International Affairs
JF - The International Spectator: Italian Journal of International Affairs
SN - 0393-2729
IS - 2
ER -