Why occupy a square?: people, protests and movements in the Egyptian Revolution

5050 Acknowledgements.

Introduction.

PART I: PRELUDE TO REVOLUTION.

1.Mobilising Protest Networks I (2000-2006),

2.Mobilising Protest Networks II (2007-2011) .

3.'Down with Mubarak, Down with the Military State!' Political Context.

4.'Atef, the people of Egypt are forced to eat bricks!' Socio-Economic Context.

PART II: DYNAMICS OF A REVOLUTIONARY EPISODE.

5. A 'Leaderless' Revolution?: Planning vs Spontaneity.

6.'I used to be afraid, now I'm an Egyptian': From Fear to Defiance .

7.Tahrir as a Revolutionary Political Space.

8. A Facebook Revolution?

Conclusion.

Appendix.

Notes.

Bibliography.

Index