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The first edition of Tunisia was released just nine months before the eruption of the Arab Spring. The most substantial period of political unrest felt by the Arab world in a half century originated in Tunisia, a fact that confounded expectations about Tunisian politics. This new edition builds upon the first editions overview of Tunisias political and economic development to examine how one of the regions hardiest authoritarian orders was toppled by a loosely organised protest wave.

Providing the most up-to-date introduction to Tunisias post-independence and post-Arab Spring politics, concisely written chapters cover topics such as:

  • state formation
  • domestic politics
  • economic development
  • foreign relations
  • colonialism
  • the Arab Spring; its factors and repercussions

Key to this new edition is the examination of Tunisian history, politics and society alongside the subsequent upheaval following the outbreak of revolts in December 2010. It looks at how political and economic changes after 2001, including economic deterioration and rising inequality and corruption, had already begun to erode bases of Ben Alis government, and explores why Tunisia is the sole Arab Spring country to construct a democracy thus far, and the challenges that this new democracy still faces.

An essential inclusion on courses on Middle Eastern politics, African politics, and political science in general, this accessible introduction to Tunisia will also be of interest to anyone wishing to learn more about this significant region.

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Tunisia
The first edition of Tunisia was released just nine months before the eruption of the Arab Spring. The most substantial period of political unrest felt by the Arab world in a half century originated in Tunisia, a fact that confounded expectations about Tunisian politics. This new edition builds upon the first editions overview of Tunisias political and economic development to examine how one of the regions hardiest authoritarian orders was toppled by a loosely organized protest wave.
Providing the most up-to-date introduction to Tunisias post-independence and post-Arab Spring politics, concisely written chapters cover topics such as:
  • state formation
  • domestic politics
  • economic development
  • foreign relations
  • colonialism
  • the Arab Spring; its factors and repercussions.
Key to this new edition is the examination of Tunisian history, politics, and society alongside the subsequent upheaval following the outbreak of revolts in December 2010. It looks at how political and economic changes after 2001, including economic deterioration and rising inequality and corruption, had already begun to erode bases of Ben Alis government, and explores why Tunisia is the sole Arab Spring country to construct a democracy thus far, and the challenges that this new democracy still faces.
An essential inclusion on courses on Middle Eastern politics, African politics, and political science in general, this accessible introduction to Tunisia will also be of interest to anyone wishing to learn more about this significant region.
Christopher Alexander is Associate Dean for International Programs and John and Ruth McGee Director of the Dean Rusk International Studies Program at Davidson College.
The Contemporary Middle East Series
Edited by Professor Anoushiravan Ehteshami
Institute for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, University of Durham
For well over a century now the Middle East and North Africa countries have formed a central plank of the international system. The Contemporary Middle East Series provides the first systematic attempt at studying the key actors of this dynamic, complex, and strategically important region. Using an innovative common format which in each case study provides an easily digestible analysis of the origins of the state, its contemporary politics, economics, and international relations prominent Middle East experts have been brought together to write definitive studies of the MENA regions key countries.
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A Hashemite legacy, 2nd Edition
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Tunisia
From stability to revolution in the Maghreb, 2nd Edition
Christopher Alexander
First published 2016
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2016 Christopher Alexander
The right of Christopher Alexander to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
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British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Alexander, Christopher.
Title: Tunisia : from stability to revolution in the Maghreb / Christopher
Alexander.
Description: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2016.
Identifiers: LCCN 2015048684| ISBN 9781138886131 (hardback) | ISBN
9781138886162 (pbk.)
Subjects: LCSH: Political stabilityTunisia. | AuthoritarianismTunisia. |
TunisiaPolitics and government1987
Classification: LCC JQ3330 .A44 2016 | DDC 320.9611dc23
LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015048684
ISBN: 978-1-138-88613-1 (hbk)
ISBN: 978-1-138-88616-2 (pbk)
ISBN: 978-1-315-71504-9 (ebk)
Typeset in Times New Roman
by FiSH Books Ltd, Enfield
For Carol, Nell and Malcolm
Contents
Many writers struggle with the decision to write a second edition. Has enough happened to justify a new edition? Do I have anything new to say? Is there sufficient interest?
I suffered no such anguish. History and my own words left me no choice. The final paragraph of the first edition, published as Tunisia: Stability and Reform in the Modern Maghreb , offered the following confident prediction: It does seem clear, though, that political change in Tunisia will not come about through some dramatic event that suddenly replaces the existing order with a new one. Less than a year later, a popular revolt erupted in Tunisias hinterland, swept into the capital city, toppled one of the Arab worlds most successful authoritarian leaders and touched off what we call the Arab Spring. From start to finish, the whole business took less than a month. Four difficult years later, Tunisia stands as the Arab Springs only fledgling democracy.
The first edition described the political, economic, and historical factors that produced one of the Arab worlds hardiest authoritarian regimes. This material remains valuable to readers who want to understand Tunisias development, so much of it remains in the second edition. But developments since 2010 generate important new questions. Why did a seemingly robust authoritarian regime begin to crumble after 2000? How did the 201011 revolt develop? Why did the uprisings in Tunisia and other countries in the region surprise most analysts? How did Tunisians craft a new democratic system? What threats does this new order face?
Answering these questions accounts for most of the new material in the second edition. It also accounts for the new title. The first editions title, Stability and Reform in the Modern Maghreb , reflected the books emphasis on the combination of incremental reform and relative stability that has dominated Tunisias political development since independence. It also reflected my sense, one shared by many observers, that future movement toward democracy would come about slowly and over an extended period of time.
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