الهوية المكانية للدولة المصرية بين العاصمة الإدارية الجديدة والقديمة: دراسة سوسيولوجية ميدانية

Abstract EN

“The spatial identity of the Egyptian state between the new and the old administrative capital within the framework of the processes of structural and political modernization and its social repercussions”; a field study on a sample of workers in the national urban coordination organization and the new urban communities authority in Cairo.

the current study seeks to monitor the repercussions of moving the Egyptian capital, with its political and administrative centers, to a new location outside Cairo, in light of the modernization processes carried out by the Egyptian government, and its announcement in 2015 of the national trend to build a new capital for Egypt in the desert east of Cairo, and a research verification of the returns and objectives of this decision on: the political, ecological, social and cultural sectors of the Egyptian state.

to achieve this goal, the study relied on the qualitative approach, through the standardized interview technique, and using the “standard interview guide” as a basic tool for data collection, in addition to analyzing some official records and political and urban reports.

the study relied on a sample of (63 individuals) who were selected by the “intentional sampling” method from officials in the national organization for urban coordination and the new urban communities authority in Cairo.

the study raised a main question: how is the spatial identity of the Egyptian state formed between the new and the old administrative capital within the framework of structural and political modernization processes and their social repercussions? the results of the study revealed; the importance of moving the Egyptian capital to a new place, through several criteria, most notably: the optimal location, forming a new identity for the national capital of Egypt, modernizing the infrastructure, technology and culture of the Egyptian capital, the political, economic and security importance, mitigating some social challenges, and finally, the urgent urban and environmental goals of moving the capital to a new site.