Secular Autocracy vs. Sectarian Democracy? Weighing Reasons for Christian Support for Regime Transition in Syria and Egypt
Author: Mark Farha & Salma Mousa
Publisher/Publication: Mediterranean Politics
Volume/Issue: 20(2)
DOI/ISBN: 10.1080/13629395.2015.1033903
The writers contend that Christians in Syria and Egypt were forced to choose between quasi-secular autocracy and sectarian populism. Based on this argument, the examine how socio-economic and religious peripheral designations intersected with state policy to determine political action amongst Christian minorities in two crucial countries of the region during the last years.
