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The Role of Civil Society in the Tunisian Transformation Process
[working paper]
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Maecenata Institut für Philanthropie und Zivilgesellschaft
Abstract Political transformation scholars identified a new object of research through the course of the so-called "Arab Spring" that began in 2010 - the democratization of Arab countries. However, Tunisia is the only country in which the transformation process resulted in a democratic political system with ... view more
Political transformation scholars identified a new object of research through the course of the so-called "Arab Spring" that began in 2010 - the democratization of Arab countries. However, Tunisia is the only country in which the transformation process resulted in a democratic political system with constitutional rights and free elections, achievements that remain to this day. This paper investigates the importance and role of civil society during the transformation process in Tunisia. Theoretically, this paper integrates a participative framework of civil society with a three-stage-model of democratic transformation, inspired by French philosopher Montesquieu. In the descriptive empirical section, events are summarized that took place between 2000 and 2017. In the subsequent sections, the paper frames events from this period in a historical and sociological context: from the Ottomans until the authoritarian ruler Ben Ali, thereby drawing special attention to the unique evolution of Tunisia’s civil society. The third empirical section investigates the powerful role of the civil society organization and national trade union center Union Générale des Travailleurs Tunisiens (UGTT). Through an interpretive case study, this master thesis demonstrates UGTT's important role throughout the democratic transformation process in Tunisia.... view less
Keywords
civil society; transformation; trade union; democratization; trade union work; political participation; Tunisia; North Africa; Arab countries
Classification
Sociology of Work, Industrial Sociology, Industrial Relations
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
Arabischer Frühling; Arab Spring; Union Générale Tunisienne du Travail (UGTT)
Document language
English
Publication Year
2018
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
54 p.
Series
Opuscula, 122
ISSN
1868-1840
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0