Comment | Stellungnahme
The politics of protest in Tunisia: instrument in parties' competition vs. tool for participation
The compromise that was reached between the Tunisian Islamists of Ennahda and old regime players in the fall of 2013 made it possible to adopt a new constitution in early 2014, hold elections by the end of that year, and form a national unity government by February 2015. It also ended a period of intense confrontation in the streets, which had threatened to plunge the country into chaos and civil strife. Yet, protests are liable to rebound, as the parties that have formed the government lack a common vision that could reconcile their mutually hostile grassroots. They have also failed to stem demonstrations for social justice and equitable development in the country's deprived regions. Sustainable stabilization will require that political parties cease to perceive bottom-up mobilization as a tool they can deploy against adversaries, or as a security threat that needs to be contained. Rather, they should recognize its potential to broaden citizens' participation and be a corrective that can lead to more effective governance. (author's abstract)
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1861-1761
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Seite(n): 8
- Language
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Englisch
- Notes
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Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet
- Bibliographic citation
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SWP Comment (13/2015)
- Subject
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Politikwissenschaft
politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur
politische Macht
Protest
Transition
politische Entwicklung
Opposition
Tunesien
Mobilisierung
Demokratisierung
politische Partizipation
politischer Konflikt
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
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Boubekeur, Amel
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
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Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik -SWP- Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit
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Deutschland, Berlin
- (when)
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2015
- URN
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urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-424108
- Rights
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GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
- Last update
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21.06.2024, 4:26 PM CEST
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- Stellungnahme
Associated
- Boubekeur, Amel
- Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik -SWP- Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit
Time of origin
- 2015
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