Author : Ruth Hanau Santini
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319744062
Total Pages : 123 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (197 download)
Book Synopsis Limited Statehood in Post-Revolutionary Tunisia by : Ruth Hanau Santini
Download or read book Limited Statehood in Post-Revolutionary Tunisia written by Ruth Hanau Santini and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-03-14 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the complexity of the only widely-acclaimed successful democratic transition following the Arab uprisings of 2010-2011 – the Tunisian one. The country’s transformation, in terms of state-society relations across several analytical dimensions (citizenship, security, political economy, external relations), is looked at through the prism of statehood and of limited statehood in particular. The author illustrates how the balance of power and the relationship between the state and societal forces have been shaped and reshaped a number of times at key critical junctures by drawing on examples from very different policy arenas. The critical reading of statehood speaks beyond the Tunisian case study as notions of limited statehood can be applied, with different degrees of intensity and in some dimensions more than others, to most political systems in the Middle East and North Africa. Accessible for students, academics and professionals alike, the book illuminates the complexities and challenges of a successful, albeit still fragile, transition.