Two years after the 25th January “revolution” in Egypt, youth have shifted their forms of political engagement. Prior to and during the “revolution”, youth activists had participated informally in the political sphere, through protest movements. This engagement method was beyond the mainstream channels of civic and political engagement like civil society organizations, or political parties for instance. After the “revolution”, this type of engagement witnessed a change to three main trends: a) continuation of informal involvement in politics, b) turning to formal political participation through forming political parties, joining newly-established parties, or candidacy in parliamentary elections; c) disengagement from the political sphere. Building on in-depth semi-structured interviews, this paper will analyze the reasons behind each trend. The paper argues that youth idealism of the public good, in addition to the perception of the possibilities offered for political inclusion, constitutes the form and degree of political participation that ensues. In doing so, the paper will, first, discuss relevant theoretical approaches towards political participation. Second, it will analyze the political context in pre- and post-“revolutionary” Egypt. Third, it will analyze which mode of engagement/disengagement is most likely to be articulated in the future.