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North AfricaDemocracy and GovernanceMajor Stakes in Tunisia’s Municipal Elections
Apr 24, 2018Charles W. DunneTunisia, the only true success story from the Arab Spring thus far, finds itself at a crossroads as it approaches major national elections over the next year a…
- Policy Analysis
North AfricaDemocracy and GovernanceChallenges to Tunisia’s Transition to Democracy
Nov 21, 2017Mohammed CherkaouiRecent moves by the Tunisian executive suggest that the Jasmine Revolution is not unfolding as smoothly as expected and that the country may not be the excepti…
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North AfricaJustice, Equality, and Human RightsA New Tunisian Law Tackles Violence Against Women
Sep 12, 2017Sahar KhamisThe new Tunisian law against violence against women sets a new model for the Arab world to emulate and raises the bar in the struggle for women’s rights and ge…
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North AfricaDemocracy and GovernanceTunisians Want a Better Economy and a Democratic System
May 1, 2017Imad K. HarbForty-nine percent of Tunisians consider improving the economy the topmost priority while 20 percent think that security is. An overwhelming majority want a de…
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North AfricaConflicts and Conflict ResolutionDemocratization and Radicalization: Understanding Tunisia’s Model of Democratic Transition
Feb 21, 2017Tamara KharroubOn February 1, 2017, German police arrested a Tunisian asylum seeker suspected of recruiting for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and planning a…
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Why did the Democratic Transition Succeed in Tunisia while Failing in Other Countries (AR)
Jan 24, 2017Radwan ZiadehThe Tunisian democratic experiment is very attractive to analysts and researchers seeking to understand the social and political makings of a successful democr…
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Radwan Ziadeh: Tunisia Sets the Example Time and Again
Nov 30, 2016Radwan ZiadehNot only was Tunisia the first country to initiate the Arab Spring, but it was also the first country to start a transitional justice process to look for, and …
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EgyptDemocracy and GovernanceThe Gender Paradox of Arab Democracy
Jun 22, 2016Tamara KharroubOn 17 December 2010, 26-year-old Tunisian street vendor Tarek al-Tayeb Mohamed Bouazizi was slapped across the face in front of a crowd and insulted by a munic…
