Download or read book National Dialogue in Tunisia written by Hatem M'rad and published by Éditions Nirvana. This book was released on 2015-11-25 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authentic dialogue, the compromises, the consensus which allowed Tunisia to overcome its political and institutional crisis This book is the final product of an investigation launched in November 2014 and completed in July 2015. It has collected first-hand information from stakeholders involved in the national dialogue through 26 interviews with leaders and representatives of political parties, representatives of the Quartet, the mediators of dialogue (UGTT, UTICA, ONAT and LTDH) and figures from the political area who participated in the National Dialogue or have observed it from outside. These data were enhanced by the results of four Focus groups, held in Tunis, Bizerte, Sfax and Douz, designed to gather information on the perceptions of the National Dialogue from a small sample (32 people) of Tunisian opinion in different regions of the country, North and South. A record of a key step in the history of Tunisia EXCERPT The idea of the National Dialogue has always been in the background of the Tunisian transition. A process which was stirred at the slightest difficulty, at the slightest blockage. A process that was certainly not invented by Tunisia, which was first implemented in African countries such as Kenya (2008), Senegal (2009) or Sudan (2014), but also has been experienced in some Arab countries after the Arab Spring, as in Bahrain in 2011, Yemen in 2014 and attempts in Libya in 2013, 2014 and 2015. We must admit that in Tunisia, the National Dialogue could follow its own logics through. This dialogue could bring together politicians, professional organizations, trade unions and representatives of civil society, as in the “National Conferences of Senegal,” which largely helped unlock a serious political and institutional crisis, a dead end situation, by means and process of compromise and consensus. PRESS REVIEWS - "This book, recently published by The Tunisian Association of Political Studies, scientifically analyzes and sequences The National Dialogue in Tunisia. (...) This Dialogue, which took place after difficult negotiations, was born during a troubled period and considered as the only pacific solution for a country undergoing a transition and looking for references and governing policies. The Dialogue was successful: an elected government agreed to resign and an interim government was created." Hella Lahbib, La Presse de Tunisie The National Dialogue in Tunisia earned the Nobel Peace Prize in 2015 ABOUT THE AUTHOR Hatem M'rad is Professor of Political Science at the Faculty of Legal, Political and Social Sciences of Tunis. His Ph.D. Dissertation focused on The place of procedures' in multilateral diplomacy (published in 2001). He is Founder and President of the Tunisian Association of Political Studies since 2010 as well as a Member of the French Association of Political Science in 2010 and 2011. With the collaboration of Maryam BEN SALEM, Khaled MEJRI, Moez CHARFEDDINE, Belhassen ENNOURI and Monia ZGARNI.
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Download or read book Transition at a Crossroads written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book After the Uprisings written by Anthony Dworkin and published by World Politics Review. This book was released on 2013-07-23 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Against the backdrop of the recent military coup in Egypt and the ongoing civil war in Syria, the initial euphoria of the Arab Spring has long since faded. But the political transitions in Tunisia, Libya and Yemen, though fragile, continue to offer hope for stable outcomes. Anthony Dworkin explains why Tunisia's transition has kept from derailing--so far. William Lawrence argues that our failure to recognize Libya's specificities has kept us from understanding its post-revolutionary trajectory. And Stefan Wolff examines what's at stake in Yemen's ongoing National Dialogue Conference.
Download or read book Tunisia written by Mohsin S. Khan and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet, a civil society group comprising the Tunisian General Labor Union; the Tunisian Union of Industry, Trade, and Handicrafts; the Tunisian Human Rights League; and the Tunisian Order of Lawyers the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, October 9, 2015 'for its decisive contribution to the building of a pluralistic democracy in Tunisia.' In a new Atlantic Council Issue Brief, 'Tunisia: The Last Arab Spring Country,' Atlantic Council Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East Senior Fellows Mohsin Khan and Karim Mezran survey the successes of Tunisia's consensus-based transition and the challenges that lie ahead"--Publisher's description.
Download or read book Transitional justice in process written by Mariam Salehi and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2022-03-15 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transitional justice in process is the first book to comprehensively study the Tunisian transitional justice process. After the fall of the Ben Ali regime in 2011, Tunisia swiftly began dealing with its authoritarian past and initiated a comprehensive transitional justice process, with the Truth and Dignity Commission as its central institution. However, instead of bringing about peace and justice, transitional justice soon became an arena of contention. Through a process lens, the book explores why and how the transitional justice process evolved, and explains how it relates to the country’s political transition. Based on extensive field research in Tunisia and the United States, and interviews with a broad range of Tunisian and international stakeholders and decision-makers, Transitional justice in process provides an in-depth analysis of a crucial period, beginning with the first initiatives aimed at dealing with the past and seeking justice and accountability. It discusses the development and design of the transitional justice mandate, and looks at the performance of transitional justice institutions in practice. It examines the role of international justice professionals in different stages of the process, as well as the alliances and frictions between different actor groups that cut across the often-assumed local-international divide. Transitional justice in process makes an essential contribution to literature on the domestic and international politics of transitional justice, and in particular to the understanding of the Tunisian transitional justice process.
Download or read book Tunisia written by Harrison Hughes and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-21 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tunisia. History of Governance The ND contributed significantly to the current configuration of alliance games within the power circle. It constituted an excellent opportunity for the mobilization of political resources for certain players, which they continue to use, as well as for the legitimization of their roles and crystallization of their specific identities. The national dialogue imposed the employers' organization, the labor union and two political parties Nidaa Tounes and Ennahdha as the most influential and legitimate players. The Ennahdha party, which was the majority with the NCA and which governed within a coalition called the Troika for three years, saw a reduction of its influence
Download or read book Oral History Interview with Noomane Fehri written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the first session of his interview, Noomane Fehri describes his experience of the Tunisian Revolution, which included an impromptu, impassioned, and indefinite return to Tunisia from working abroad in order to start the political party Afek Tounes. Fehri describes the coordination of and discussion among party members, most of whom were diasporic Tunisians who had been educated and made their lives abroad. Fehri narrates his experience as a Bardo sit-in'er, and shares a story of police brutality against young revolutionaries. In the second session, Fehri sheds light on various parts of the national dialogue. He describes the landscape of political parties in the early stages of the transition, and the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet's role in bringing them to the negotiating table. He speaks to the tensions and the specter of an Egyptian scenario as the sit-in of parliamentarians in the Bardo Square continued. Fehri then discusses the role of foreign embassies in the national dialogue, how many European ambassadors organized informal dinners or meetings that convened thought leaders and party organizers for deliberations on next steps.
Download or read book On Compromise and Rotten Compromises written by Avishai Margalit and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2009-10-12 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A searching examination of the moral limits of political compromise When is political compromise acceptable—and when is it fundamentally rotten, something we should never accept, come what may? What if a rotten compromise is politically necessary? Compromise is a great political virtue, especially for the sake of peace. But, as Avishai Margalit argues, there are moral limits to acceptable compromise even for peace. But just what are those limits? At what point does peace secured with compromise become unjust? Focusing attention on vitally important questions that have received surprisingly little attention, Margalit argues that we should be concerned not only with what makes a just war, but also with what kind of compromise allows for a just peace. Examining a wide range of examples, including the Munich Agreement, the Yalta Conference, and Arab-Israeli peace negotiations, Margalit provides a searching examination of the nature of political compromise in its various forms. Combining philosophy, politics, and history, and written in a vivid and accessible style, On Compromise and Rotten Compromises is full of surprising new insights about war, peace, justice, and sectarianism.
Download or read book Oral history interview with Mohamed Fadehel Mahfoudh written by and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fadehel Mahfoudh narrates his experiences of Tunisia's revolutionary uprisings, during which he was in Sfax advocating on behalf of the demonstrators. He became responsible for organizing Tunisians living abroad for the first Independent High Authority for the Elections (ISIE). Mahfoudh explains the specific role of the National Bar Association in the history of Tunisia's democracy. He describes how the Tunisian Order of Lawyers (ONAT) responded to the assassinations of Chokri Belaid and Mohamed Brahmi in 2013: they demanded a national dialogue and the unions followed suit. A roadmap was then developed detailing how the transition would proceed: the national dialogue, the ratification of a new constitution, the election of the second ISIE, and the creation of a technocratic government to set up elections. Mahfoudh had witnessed many unfair trials during Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's reign and was determined to defend human rights. Ben Ali's police state had also affected his personal life, professional success, and mobility. Mahfoudh discusses the formation of the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet and its processes in facilitating the national dialogue. He details the difficulties of collaboration across political parties. Finally, Mahfoudh reflects on Tunisia's new constitution and the specificity of the country's transition.
Download or read book Oral history interview with Wided Bouchamaoui written by and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wided Bouchamaoui recalls her experience of the revolutionary protests, which were spontaneous and led by Tunisia's highly educated youth. She comments on the rapid pace of the transition and the challenges that Tunisia continues to face, such as alleviating unemployment, encouraging entrepreneurship among youth, and economic stability. Bouchamaoui then describes the formation of the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet. There was no selection process; these four organizations reached out to each other spontaneously. Even the Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT)-structurally positioned against the Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts (UTICA), Bouchamaoui's organization-was a natural social partner. Bouchamaoui speculates on the characteristics of Tunisian society that allowed the national dialogue to be successful. She narrates her experience working with the Quartet. She enumerates a few of what she believes are Tunisia's structural problems. Bouchamaoui then recalls submitting the Quartet's candidacy to the Nobel Peace Prize, and her astonishment when it won. She hopes Tunisia, though it is not perfect, can be an example to others pursuing peace and stability through dialogue. Finally, Bouchamaoui opines that Tunisia must focus on countering terrorism and improving the economy through increases in investment and jobs. She comments on separation of religion and politics, input from citizenry in the political process, and the role of young Tunisians.
Download or read book Oral History Interview with Rafik Halouani written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rafik Halouani describes the NGO landscape around the time of the Tunisian Revolution, in 2010 and 2011. He narrates the process of coalition building among civil society organizations after the Revolution. Mourakiboun's largest challenge was mobilizing non-partisan volunteers; in terms of informational technology and data collection, the organization was well-equipped. Halouani then explains that the number of NGOs exploded after the revolution, but they had difficulties working together and funding was scarce in Tunisia's uncertain environment. He then speaks to the trusting relationship between Tunisians and the NGOs that strive to represent their interests. He enumerates Mourakiboun's donors and projects. Halouani says that Mourakiboun uses Internet communications to mobilize individuals in the field, rather than doing e-activism. These efforts brought him farther from Tunis and "into the countryside." Halouani comments that since the revolution, politicians have turned away from the grassroots, and that NGOs should play a role in uplifting those voices. He articulates Mourakiboun's contributions in Tunis versus different regions of the country. Halouani then turns to the national dialogue, describing NGO involvement in writing the new constitution and the role of the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet in the transition. He evaluates the Troika and technical governments. Finally, Halouani speaks to Mourakiboun's goals, the tradeoff between security and human rights advocacy, and his own hopes for Tunisia's future.
Download or read book Political Islam in Tunisia written by Anne M. Wolf and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Political Islam in Tunisia uncovers the secret history of Tunisia's main Islamist movement, Ennahda, from its origins in the 1960s to the present. Banned until the popular uprisings of 2010-11 and the overthrow of Ben Ali's dictatorship, Ennahda has until now been impossible to investigate. This is the first in-depth account of the movement, one of Tunisia's most influential political actors. Drawing on more than four years of field research, over 400 interviews, and access to private archives, Anne Wolf masterfully unveils the evolution of Ennahda's ideological and strategic orientations within changing political contexts and, at times, conflicting ambitions amongst its leading cadres. She also explores the challenges to Ennahda's quest for power from both secularists and Salafis. As the first full history of Ennahda, this book is a major contribution to the literature on Tunisia, Islamist movements, and political Islam in the Arab world. It will be indispensable reading for anyone seeking to understand the forces driving a key player in the country most hopeful of pursuing a democratic trajectory in the wake of the Arab Spring.
Download or read book Oral history interview with Habib Kchaou written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Habib Kchaou begins by describing the corruption and authoritarianism that characterized Tunisia in the 2000s and 2010s, and his own impressions of the revolution. Kchaou participated in organizing efforts through his membership with the Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT). He describes how political and civil society forces collaborated to create the Haute Commission pour la Protection de la Revolution [High Commission for the Protection of the Revolution] and plan the transition. In 2011, Kchaou co-founded a think tank that sought to improve Tunisia's development model, an issue to which he thinks Zine El Abidine Ben Ali ought to have attended to avoid being deposed. He believes the Troika government, despite its problems, was inclusive. Kchaou describes Hamadi Jebali and Mohamed Ennaceur's productive collaboration at the beginning of 2012, which resulted in the national dialogue. Kchaou was advising former Prime Minister Ali Laarayedh on social affairs, but after the assassinations in 2013 he shifted his focus to engineering consensus. He narrates how the technocratic government was created to set up elections. He discusses Mehdi Jomaa's management style, and how Jomaa maintained neutrality. Kchaou speaks to Jomaa's successful handling of foreign policy, especially his defense of the image of the "new Tunisia" abroad. He explains how finance reform was achieved under Jomaa. He says that terrorism threatened the success of the elections. Kchaou concludes by recalling his own political involvement since he was a student, and expressing his optimism about the dialogue process facilitated by the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet.
Download or read book Trade Unions and Arab Revolutions written by Hèla Yousfi and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-08-07 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book traces the role of the UGTT (the Tunisian General Labour Union) during Tunisia’s 2011 revolution and the transition period that ensued – Tunisia being the Arab country where trade unionism was the strongest and most influential in shaping the outcomes of the uprising. The UGTT; From its role as the cornerstone of the nationalist movement in the colonial era, has always had a key place in Tunisian politics: not so much a labour union but as an organisation that has always linked social struggles to political and national demands. Examining the role played by the UGTT in Tunisia's revolution and more generally in the restructuring of the Tunisian political arena during the three years following the popular uprising. This book asks searching questions such as; how did UGTT interact with the popular uprising that led to the departure of Ben Ali? What was the role played by the UGTT in the "political transition" leading to the adoption on January 26, 2014 of the first democratic constitution in the country’s history? How successful was the UGTT in neutralizing the risk of self- implosion caused by the different political and social crises? And what are the challenges that the UGTT faces in the new political landscape? This volume will be of key reading interest to scholars and researchers of social movements, labour movements, organizational studies, political transitions and Arab revolutions and also likely to be of interest to practitioners especially among activists, unionists and advocates within civil society.
Download or read book Unfinished Revolutions written by Ibrahim Fraihat and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Post-revolution states often find that once dictators have been deposed, other problems arise, such as political polarization and the threat of civil war. A respected commentator on Middle Eastern politics, Ibrahim Fraihat examines three countries grappling with political transitions in the wake of the Arab Spring: Yemen, Libya, and Tunisia. Drawing on extensive research and interviews, Fraihat argues that to attain enduring peace and stability, post-revolution states must engage in inclusive national reconciliation processes with the support of women, civil society, and tribes.
