On Calling a Revolution, a Revolution and a Coup, a Coup
Published By: Arab Centre for Research and Policy | Published Date: August, 04 , 2013It is a sad thing for an academic to have to explain the difference between a revolution and a coup d'état to other academics, especially those who have described the Egyptian military coup against its elected president on July 3, 2013 as a revolution. Understandably, participants in the June 30 demonstrations are keen to call their achievement a revolution. It is difficult, however, to understand how academics have abandoned their scientific task and objectivity in an effort to prove that when a military leader in uniform declares the overthrow of an elected president, it is actually a revolution.
Author(s): Amr Othman | Posted on: Aug 18, 2013 | Views(575)