{"podcast":{"title":"New Books in Political Science","slug":"new-books-in-political-science-408770","podcast_index_feed_id":408770,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/6sq2TaYn","website_url":"https://newbooksnetwork.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/7743b695-b4cd-4c21-acde-c1a69915e314/c3014373-19d9-4555-a6a8-e5b8e97c934c/3000x3000/af9ef2afee05125bb265ca99804e6c8a.png?aid=rss_feed","author":"New Books Network","episode_count":600,"summary":"This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: ⁠newbooksnetwork.com⁠ Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to get informative, engaging content straight to your inbox: ⁠https://newbooksnetwork.substack.com/⁠ Follow us on Instagram and Bluesky to learn about more our latest interviews: @newbooksnetwork Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/political-science","last_synced_at":"2026-10-02T08:23:11.868223+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-political-science-408770"},"episode":{"title":"Hossam el-Hamalawy, \"Counterrevolution in Egypt: Sisi's New Republic (Verso Books, 2026)","slug":"hossam-el-hamalawy-counterrevolution-in-egypt-sisi-s-new-republic-verso-books-2026","published_at":"2026-08-14T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-political-science-408770/hossam-el-hamalawy-counterrevolution-in-egypt-sisi-s-new-republic-verso-books-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-political-science-408770","url":"https://newbooksnetwork.com","audio_url":"https://injector.simplecastaudio.com/7743b695-b4cd-4c21-acde-c1a69915e314/episodes/28de3606-aaf6-4900-b065-89529b4a9057/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=7743b695-b4cd-4c21-acde-c1a69915e314&awEpisodeId=28de3606-aaf6-4900-b065-89529b4a9057&feed=6sq2TaYn","summary":"Counterrevolution in Egypt: Sisi's New Republic (Verso Books, 2026) is a rare and comprehensive examination of the structures, hierarchies, and methods of the military, police, and intelligence agencies. Drawing on meticulous research, it reveals the strategies deployed to suppress the revolutionary wave, from propaganda and surveillance to mass arrests, torture, and extrajudicial killings. El-Hamalawy traces the power dynamics within these institutions to show how their uneasy unity was both a response to the revolution and a determinant of its eventual fate. Hossam el-Hamalawy is a journalist and socialist from Cairo, who was among the organisers of the 2011 uprising. He has been involved in the labour movement and the fight against police brutality in Egypt. He holds a PhD in political science from Freie Universität Berlin and is the recipient of the 2011 Anna Politkovskaya Journalism Award. He publishes a weekly newsletter on Egyptian politics at 3arabawy.substack.com. Alec Fiorini is a PhD student at Queen Mary University London's Centre for Labour, Sustainability and Global Production (CLaSP) researching the political economy of nitrogen fertilizer supply chains. Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/political-science","meta_description":"Counterrevolution in Egypt: Sisi's New Republic (Verso Books, 2026) is a rare and comprehensive examination of the structures, hierarchies, and methods…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5723,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/new-books-in-political-science-408770/episodes/hossam-el-hamalawy-counterrevolution-in-egypt-sisi-s-new-republic-verso-books-2026/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-political-science-408770/hossam-el-hamalawy-counterrevolution-in-egypt-sisi-s-new-republic-verso-books-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}