Tag Archives: Tunisia

“In a Hospital Ward, the Wounds of a Failed Democracy Don’t Heal”

Posted on January 4, 2023 by

“Tunisia’s road to democracy began with a self-immolation, and such cases have filled hospital burn wards ever since, as elected leaders failed to deliver on a promise of prosperity.”

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“Economic Neglect and Political Instability Unraveled Tunisia’s Democracy”

Posted on August 22, 2022 by

“Tensions across the religious-secular fault lines in the country could not be reconciled, and freely elected leaders failed to deliver on the 2011 uprising’s cry for bread, freedom and dignity.”

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‘What Have We Done With Democracy?’ A Decade On, Arab Spring Gains Wither

Posted on October 12, 2021 by

“Tunisia, birthplace of the pro-democracy uprisings that swept the Arab world, now looks to many like a final confirmation of failed promise.”

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“Tunisia’s Next Revolution”

Posted on February 19, 2018 by

“Over the past seven years, the Tunisian left has reorganized and restructured itself. The leftist youth, which stood at the forefront of the struggle for political and democratic rights, has used its new power to fight for the revolution, creating new forms of organizing and reaching beyond the leftist contexts of the prerevolutionary period.”

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Lakhdar Ghettas: “The Tunisian revolution seven years on”

Posted on January 17, 2018 by

“Political transitions following bottom up upheavals are very difficult to navigate in that they bring to the surface all the contradictions that were suppressed by the authoritarian regime.”

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