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Paul Djupe @pauldjupe.bsky.social · Aug 25

As we face worldwide democratic backsliding, can we count on civil society orgs like the Catholic Church (CC) to intervene as a backstop? In new research, @dinaosama.bsky.social‬ finds no unified response from natl CCs, but religious competition and previous 3rd wave support make it more likely.

Do Catholic Churches Defend Democracy?

Dina Osama Lotfy, Cairo University [Cover image source Thomson Reuters; Riot policemen fire tear gas to disperse a Catholic priest and demonstrators during a protest against DRC President Joseph Ka…

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Dina Osama Lot-fy @dinaosama.bsky.social · Aug 25

Check out my new blog post in Religion in Public on my latest article in Politics and Religion.
Do Catholic churches matter in today’s struggles with democratic backsliding and autocratization?

Do Catholic Churches Defend Democracy?

Dina Osama Lotfy, Cairo University [Cover image source Thomson Reuters; Riot policemen fire tear gas to disperse a Catholic priest and demonstrators during a protest against DRC President Joseph Ka…

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Dina Osama Lot-fy @dinaosama.bsky.social · Aug 15

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Dina Osama Lot-fy @dinaosama.bsky.social · Aug 6

🚨New Publication🚨
Thrilled to announce my newly published paper in Politics and Religion!
This paper examines Catholic Churches’ stances toward electoral manipulation in the post–Third Wave period.

It’s an open-access article🔓

doi.org/10.1017/S175...

Catholic churches’ stances toward electoral manipulation in the post-Third Wave period | Politics and Religion | Cambridge Core

Catholic churches’ stances toward electoral manipulation in the post-Third Wave period

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Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · Aug 6

#OpenAccess from Politics and Religion -

Catholic churches’ stances toward electoral manipulation in the post-Third Wave period - cup.org/4ot1WRe

- @dinaosama.bsky.social

#FirstView

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Dina Osama Lot-fy @dinaosama.bsky.social · Aug 6

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Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · Aug 6

#OpenAccess from Politics and Religion -

Catholic churches’ stances toward electoral manipulation in the post-Third Wave period - cup.org/4ot1WRe

- @dinaosama.bsky.social

#FirstView

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Dina Osama Lot-fy @dinaosama.bsky.social · Aug 6

🚨New Publication🚨
Thrilled to announce my newly published paper in Politics and Religion!
This paper examines Catholic Churches’ stances toward electoral manipulation in the post–Third Wave period.

It’s an open-access article🔓

doi.org/10.1017/S175...

Catholic churches’ stances toward electoral manipulation in the post-Third Wave period | Politics and Religion | Cambridge Core

Catholic churches’ stances toward electoral manipulation in the post-Third Wave period

doi.org

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Dina Osama Lot-fy @dinaosama.bsky.social · Apr 19

Even though I didn't know her personally, I have been amazed by her work and how she proved that a woman from the Global South (Egypt) can compete internationally in academia. She was an inspiring woman to me, even though she was from a different field.
Rest in peace, Dr. Laila!

Dina Osama Lot-fy @dinaosama.bsky.social · Feb 7

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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · Jan 26

Trump is calling for ethnic cleansing—“clean out that whole thing” was his phrase!—but the NYT manages to make him sound like a humanitarian.

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Dina Osama Lot-fy @dinaosama.bsky.social · Jan 26

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Dina Osama Lot-fy @dinaosama.bsky.social · Jan 23

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Dina Osama Lot-fy @dinaosama.bsky.social · Nov 16

How to fight autocrats when the western style of democracy is losing its luster.

Dina Osama Lot-fy @dinaosama.bsky.social · Mar 10

Thanks a lot Reda 🙏

Dina Osama Lot-fy @dinaosama.bsky.social · Mar 9

My article is now open access!
It analyzes religious institutions' diverse responses to democratic backsliding and regime survival, with religious competition and historical pro-democratic roles as the main explanatory factors.
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Religious Institutions’ Stances towards Autocratization in the Post-Third Wave Period | Government and Opposition | Cambridge Core

Religious Institutions’ Stances towards Autocratization in the Post-Third Wave Period - Volume 59 Issue 2

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Dina Osama Lot-fy @dinaosama.bsky.social · Feb 5

Thanks a lot, Reda, for your interest! I am not sure if the research group that I am participating in will provide a public meeting link. However, you can check this link to see if they posted the recording. I will also let you know if they do.

2024 Virtual Research Meeting 2024

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Dina Osama Lot-fy @dinaosama.bsky.social · Feb 5

Something is cooking…

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Dina Osama Lot-fy @dinaosama.bsky.social · Jan 30

«continued assistance of the armed forces to the police in protecting public and vital facilities, including those that harm the basic needs of society, such as food & other basic commodities, or national security requirements, which are issued by a decision of the President of the Republic»
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Egypt's Parliament passes law granting military role in protecting vital facilities - Dailynewsegypt

Parliamentary support

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Dina Osama Lot-fy @dinaosama.bsky.social · Jan 25

Happy January 25th 🇪🇬
Today we mark the 13th anniversary of the Tahrir Square Revolution.
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Dina Osama Lot-fy @dinaosama.bsky.social · Jan 6

Al-Sisi says that he and the Egyptian people will stand in front of God (in the doomsday), and he will hold the Egyptian people accountable in the doomsday as they are holding him accountable now.

Al-Sisi doesn’t only highly regulate religion; he also has his own version of religious beliefs.

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Dina Osama Lot-fy @dinaosama.bsky.social · Jan 2

The «Students Revolution» Statue is located at Cairo University. Its story revolves around the university’s students’ opposition to British colonialism. What freaks me out when I pass by the statue is the homeless dogs that sit in front of it 😅

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Dina Osama Lot-fy @dinaosama.bsky.social · Jan 2

I wonder how many constitutions were changed or amended in Africa just in the last 4 years. Lots and lots of times. As if the problem is in the constitution.
Stop messing with people’s minds.

Dina Osama Lot-fy @dinaosama.bsky.social · Dec 28

Egyptian chips.

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Dina Osama Lot-fy @dinaosama.bsky.social · Dec 27

Is resisting backsliding sufficient to preserve democracy? Congo DR’s latest elections tell us that despite the fact that the Catholic Church played important historical roles in resisting electoral manipulation, the elections are still rigged, and nothing has changed.
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DR Congo archbishop urges restraint after election chaos

Massive delays and bureaucratic chaos marred Wednesday's elections to choose the president, lawmakers for national and provincial assemblies, ...

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Dina Osama Lot-fy @dinaosama.bsky.social · Dec 22

Cairokee is not just a band; it has been our voice since January 25, 2011, when we could not speak. Its revolutionary songs give us hope. Here is their latest song for the Palestinian cause.
Turn the subtitles on to understand the lyrics.
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Cairokee - Telk Qadeya كايروكي - تلك قضية

كلمات: مصطفى ابراهيمترجمة: ولاء كمالارت ورك: محمد مصطفىينقذ في سلاحف بحريةيقتل حيوانات بشريةتلك قضية وتلك قضي...

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Dina Osama Lot-fy @dinaosama.bsky.social · Dec 19

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Dina Osama Lot-fy @dinaosama.bsky.social · Dec 19

Post-Arab uprisings “Third-termism” is now witnessed in Egypt. If you are interested in understanding the different methods and features of circumventing term limits and the reasons behind changing them in post-democratic transitions (successful/failed ones) check out my article in Democratization.

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