Arab citizens know democracy’s not perfect. They want it anyway. Michael Robbins - July 20, 2022 That’s what Arab Barometer finds in its latest wave of surveys across 10 countries in the Middle East and North Africa
Tunisia’s draft constitution solidifies one-man rule Al Ali - July 8, 2022 Will Tunisia still be a democracy if the president controls the courts and legislature?
Tunisia has its first-ever female prime minister. That’s not as good for democracy as it sounds. Sivan Hirsch-Hoefler, Lihi Ben Shitrit, and Julia Elad-Strenger - October 12, 2021 Around the world, would-be authoritarians have been ‘pinkwashing’ policies that undermine democracy. Our research finds that it works.
Tunisia’s president just gave himself unprecedented powers. He says he’ll rule by decree. Al Ali - September 23, 2021 He’s also planning to amend the constitution and enact new electoral laws.
Academic experts believe that Middle East politics are actually getting worse Shibley Telhami and Marc Lynch - September 16, 2021 Nearly two-thirds of our recent survey group think the Israeli-Palestinian situation is akin to apartheid
Africans think their governments aren’t fighting corruption hard enough Christiaan Keulder - January 28, 2021 But they fear punishment if they speak up against it
In Tunisia, more women in office can make all the difference Lindsay Benstead - July 5, 2019 Electoral gender quotas can improve women’s representation, even in democratizing and authoritarian regimes.
What Tunisia’s historic truth commission accomplished — and what went wrong Laryssa Chomiak - January 16, 2019 [caption id="attachment_75906" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Relatives of abuse victims react in
Is protest a safety valve against ISIS in Tunisia? Neil Ketchley and Christopher Barrie - December 10, 2018 [caption id="attachment_81311" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Tunisian army troops patrol the streets
Why the prospects for democracy are so much better in Tunisia than Egypt or Libya Mieczysław P. Boduszyński and Sabina Henneberg - July 20, 2018 The May 2018 municipal elections in Tunisia had many commentators