The State Of Tunisia S Democratic Transition And The Power And Perils Mei is pleased to host a panel featuring several leading analysts of tunisian politics, who will attempt to answer which approach can produce forward motion while at the same time prevent tunisia from slipping backward towards authoritarianism. This paper argues that one of the key ingredients that allowed a relatively peaceful ‘political transition’ in tunisia is the constructive approach to consensus politics adopted by the key political actors including the islamist party ennahda.
The Tunisian Democratic Transition A Critically Threatened Process After the parliamentary rejection of the government proposed by habib jemli on january 10, the current struggle the state faces in finally forming a government has raised additional questions for tunisians about the future of the democratic transition in their country. It outlines the contours of tunisia’s democratic transition since 2011 and considers evidence of citizen disengagement since the revolution. Tunisia's democratic decline. ultimately, this research paper sheds light on the journey from hope to disillusionment in tunisia's democratic transition. it emphasizes the urgency of addressing its challenges to correct the pathway towards a sustainable democracy. keywords: tunisia , democratic transition, democratic process. Three factors have delayed the consolidation of democracy in tunisia and explain the country’s recent political crisis: ideological polarization, overemphasis on consensus, and an immature party system.
The Beginnings Of Transition Politics And Polarization In Egypt And Tunisia's democratic decline. ultimately, this research paper sheds light on the journey from hope to disillusionment in tunisia's democratic transition. it emphasizes the urgency of addressing its challenges to correct the pathway towards a sustainable democracy. keywords: tunisia , democratic transition, democratic process. Three factors have delayed the consolidation of democracy in tunisia and explain the country’s recent political crisis: ideological polarization, overemphasis on consensus, and an immature party system. Though the tunisian transition to democracy faces challenges seven years following the 2011 revolution and four years following the enactment of the new constitution, the country still. With a year to go before the general election, tunisia’s democratic transition exposed to real challenges. these include the potential return of exclusionary politics, the intensification of the power struggle between the heads of the executive branch. and the increasing protest movement. Indeed, tunisia has yet to go from being a consensus based system to being a competitive democracy in which a majority rules, a loyal opposition opposes, and the institutions and rules of the game make real alternation in government a possibil ity. As tunisia's islamists reaffirm their cohesiveness, the country's contentious politics have worn out many voters and dulled their interest in democratic participation, making abstention the most likely winner of this year's elections.