Tunisia, After a Decade of Transition: Challenges, Desires, Disenchantment, and Hopes
The Tunisian revolution of 2011 erupted as a result of an economic crisis and in the context of a struggle for freedoms and dignity. Citizens were categorical in removing a regime and a president who had been in power for 23 years. The experience of democratic transition brought opponents of the pre...
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Centro de Estudios Avanzados. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba.
2023
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/revesint/article/view/42047 |
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| Sumario: | The Tunisian revolution of 2011 erupted as a result of an economic crisis and in the context of a struggle for freedoms and dignity. Citizens were categorical in removing a regime and a president who had been in power for 23 years. The experience of democratic transition brought opponents of the previous regime of all colors, with a predominance of organized Islamists—formerly in hiding and disciplined—who formed the most important coalition to have the greatest decision-making power. This led to a political and social division and struggle between modernists and conservatives. Alarmed by the popular discontent in 2018, the rulers attempted a series of measures that quickly proved to be superficial and were carried out without resorting to the country’s competences. Internal struggles within political parties and representatives of the people also increased, resulting in a complete disinterest in public concerns. The formations that governed until 2021 were examples of populism, power thirst, and self-interest. The country sinks into loans, production declines, national companies verge on bankruptcy, and investors, distrustful of political instability and administrative complications, lose confidence. The cost of living rises, the country regresses at all levels, and corruption becomes widespread. The State weakens, leaving Tunisians with nothing but despair, disillusionment, and a limited freedom of expression. |
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