Zine alabidine ben ali to step down in january 2011. The extraordinary politics of the tunisian revolution. A hoover institution essay the story of the tunisian. The study is part of an upcoming publication analyzing the role of information and communication technologies in six. Mohamed krit rex features via ap images introduction. Arab spring the term arab spring has been applied to the wave of protests, riots and civil wars that impacted the arab world from 2010 to 2012. The tunisian revolution of 2011 marked the start of the arab spring. This paper focuses on the tunisian revolution that occurred in january 2011. The tunisian revolution had simply created a new opportunity to achieve it.
It eventually led to a thorough democratisation of the country and to free and democratic elections. A police state exercising total suppression of freedoms is more brittle and open to falling than a semiauthoritarian regime. A hoover institution essay the story of the tunisian revolution samuel tadros as the year 2010 was coming to a close, the worlds gaze had shifted away from the arabicspeaking world and its sorrows following a decade of close attention. Social and political geography of the tunisian revolution. The success of the uprising, which came to be known in the media as the jasmine revolution, inspired a wave. The demonstrations, and ben alis ouster, inspired a series of uprisings known as the arab spring, especially in egypt, yemen, libya, and syria. The making of the tunisian revolution edinburgh university. The population of threesquaremile douar hicher grew from 80,000 to more than 100,000 between 2014 and 2017. Why the tunisian revolution wont spread foreign policy. Since the 2011 revolution, urban migration from rural areas has increased dramatically.
Causes, contexts, and challenges 496 pages is a collection of scholarly studies on different aspects of tunisian society written by a variety of experts, all of whom had presented their work at an acrps academic symposium that addressed tunisias revolution in january 2011. Development that is much more dramatic could have taken place. Five years after the tunisian revolution, political frustration doesnt diminish progress a protester wearing a tunisian flag, makes his way past closed shops in the casbah toward sporadic. The country gained its independence in 1956, and habib bourguiba, its first president, established a oneparty state. The tunisian revolution an opportunity for democratic transition. The uprisings were sparked by the tunisian revolution at the end of 2010 that led to the ouster of the longtime president and the institution of. The tunisian revolution of 20102011 the report of the march 2011 delegation of attorneys to tunisia from national lawyers guild us, haldane society of socialist lawyers uk, and mazlumder turkey published. While unable to organize as an islamist party, many islamists protested against the ben ali regime through local unions and professional syndicates that were integral to the revolution noueihed and warren 69. In their absence, other world problems would take center stage, from the ramifications of the. He ruled the country for 31 years, repressing islamic fundamentalism and establishing rights for women unmatched by any other arab. This article explores some important aspects of the tunisian revolution and in particular its two principal and determinant aspects. By giuliana sgrena for il manifesto five years after the arab spring that shook the middle east and north africa, tunisia is bursting up in flames again.
In january 2011 ben ali was forced out of power by a popular uprising that came to be known as the jasmine revolution. From revolutions to institutions was commissioned by infodev, a global technology and innovation program at the world bank group. Tunisia in the global context at the dawn of 2011, a revolution burst into the streets of tunisia. The tunisian revolution, also called the jasmine revolution, was an intensive 28day campaign of civil resistance. The making of the tunisian revolution contexts, architects, prospects. It began in 2010 with the tunisian revolution crossword clue. Despite huge economic inequality, the hated domination of us imperialism, and the occasional. Remembering tunisias jasmine revolution middle east monitor. The rapid fall of the ben ali regime in tunisia on january 14, 2011 has not only sparked a wave of uprisings across the arab region, but has also raised many.
The single act of one man sparked a national revolution that resulted in a complete change within its government. Oct 30, 20 see cnn s tunisia fast facts for more information on the north african country, where the jasmine revolution gave rise to the 2011 arab spring. Pdf the extraordinary politics of the tunisian revolution. Jan 16, 2011 the toppling of the tunisian regime led by zine elabidine ben ali has led a lot of smart people including my fp colleague marc lynch to suggest that this might be the catalyst for a wave. Still, the dignity revolution in tunisia was probably more violent than is often assumed. The study is part of an upcoming publication analyzing the role of information and communication technologies in six postrevolution and postconflict countries. Days later, tunisian authorities arrested twentyone customs officials and referred an additional thirtyfive to a disciplinary tribunal.
In december 2010 an out of work tunisian street vendor, mohamed bouazizi, set himself on fire and precipitated the arab spring. The tunisian revolution has dramatically interrupted what passes for normality in the arab world. The tunisian revolt is a facet of the global revolution against exclusion and contradictions generated by the global system, nevertheless its characterized by significant specificities. It began in 2010 with the tunisian revolution crossword. Facebook and twitter helped yes, but the sacrifices that the tunisian people made were the key element to the success of our revolution. Pdf what were the causes behind the tunisian revolution. Tunisia and the fall after the arab spring the new yorker.
The violent dramas of egypt, libya and syria make this clear. The leaderships crisis marked the evolution of tunisias transition, as far as. Jan 17, 2011 the price of milk has doubled in recent months, says malika zeghal, a frenchborn tunisian scholar of middle eastern and north african politics at harvard, who has been in touch with people on the. See cnn s tunisia fast facts for more information on the north african country, where the jasmine revolution gave rise to the 2011 arab spring. Pdf on jun 1, 2018, mohd irwan syazli saidin and others published rethinking the arab spring. The making of the tunisian revolution offers an early and impressive appraisal of the roots and results of a revolution that came to alter the political landscape of the arab world for good.
The revolution was dubbed by many on television, on the internet, and in the blogosphere, as the twitter revolution. International reactions to the tunisian revolution wikipedia. In case something is wrong or missing you are kindly requested to leave a message below and one of our staff members will be more than happy to help you out. The egyptian nationalist movement was inspired by the tunisian revolution. I dont like this title, over 230 people died for this revolution. The toppling of the tunisian regime led by zine elabidine ben ali has led a lot of smart people including my fp colleague marc lynch to suggest that this might be the catalyst for a wave. This was due to the crisis of political parties who were unable to predict the revolution and to lead the mass. A hoover institution essay the story of the tunisian revolution. Asef bayat, catherine and bruce bastian professor of global and transnational studies, university of illinois. Thousands began taking the streets on january 25, 2011, demanding the overthrow of egyptian president hosni mubarak the people protested poverty, vast. After the 2011 tunisian revolution over the past four years, many of the prior trends continued and, at times, accelerated, in reaction to the opening up of tunisian society and to libya becoming a relative safe haven for foreign militants. During the 2011 tunisian revolution, many islamists were part of local unions and protests further blurring the islamistsecularist divide. The tunisian revolution an opportunity for democratic. Tunisian dignity revolution for the years 201020 the tunisian revolution of 2011 was comparatively unviolent.
Catherine and bruce bastian professor of global and transnational studies, university of illinois, asef bayat. Spontaneous revolution in tunisia institute for advanced. Since gaining independence from the french in 1956, tunisian education sector has shown great progress. The making of the tunisian revolution paperback nouri. Published by the arab center for research and policy studies in february 2012, the tunisian revolution.
Aqim continued to play a role, especially with smuggling weapons through tunisia from libya. Tunisias revolution is widely considered to be the only one of these uprisings to. The tunisian revolution showed that regimes that appeared to be strong and stable in fact had very shallow roots. The tunisian revolution has been compared to the storming of the bastille and the fall of the berlin wall. Oct 25, 2017 days later, tunisian authorities arrested twentyone customs officials and referred an additional thirtyfive to a disciplinary tribunal. Jasmine revolution, popular uprising in tunisia that protested against corruption, poverty, and political repression and forced pres. The price of milk has doubled in recent months, says malika zeghal, a frenchborn tunisian scholar of middle eastern and north african politics at harvard, who has been in. Tunisia had had a revolution, egypt a military coupso went the popular opinion in washington. A full history of the tunisian revolution, from its roots decades ago to the ongoing process of becoming a democracy from late 2010 to the present day, the arab world has been shot through with insurrection and revolt. Sidi bouzid, a town of 40,000, doesnt get so much as a mention in the tunisian guidebooks. The tunisian revolution of 2011 althawra altunisiya was the result of a series of protests and insurrectional demonstrations, which started in december 2010 and reached culmination on january 14, 2011, with the flight of zine elabidine ben ali, the dictator who had held power for twentythree years. Rethinking islamism in the context of isis and the egyptian coup 1 since its january 2011 revolution, tunisia has carved out a special status as the first albeit.
The extraordinary politics of the tunisian revolution 7 downloaded by university of gent, sami zemni at 01. It was a genuine popular revolution, started without a leader, and was nonpolitical, nonideological, and nonreligious. Thoughts on the tunisian revolution real instituto elcano. The government of tunisia has focused on developing an education system which produces a solid human capital base that could respond to the changing needs of a developing nation. Jan 14, 2016 five years after the tunisian revolution, political frustration doesnt diminish progress a protester wearing a tunisian flag, makes his way past closed shops in the casbah toward sporadic. This report highlights the episodes, which led to the commonly called. Popular interpretations of bouazizis selfimmolation presented economic and political oppression by the ben ali regimes as the root causes of widespread social despair that triggered the tunisian revolution. In december 2010 an outofwork tunisian street vendor, mohamed bouazizi, set himself on fire and precipitated the arab spring. How women influenced constitution making in tunisia 3 case study march 2018 tunisians celebrate the new constitution, tunis, march 1, 2014.
Tunisian revolution particularities, political revolution, tunisian population history. Causes, contexts, and challenges 496 pages is a collection of scholarly studies on different aspects of tunisian society written by a variety of experts, all of whom had presented their work at an acrps. The tunisian revolution started in the center of the country in the small town of sidi bouzid where, on 17 december 2010, mohamed bouazizi 3, a 26yearold fruit vendor, set himself on fire to protest economic conditions and police mistreatment. Tunisians revolutionary goals remain unfulfilled carnegie. It did not occur in a manner comparable to other revolutions. The images that arrived from the city of sfax, where a young merchant set himself on fire wednesday after his goods were confiscated by the authorities, is reminiscent of the selfimmolation of mohamed bouazizi, whose act kicked off the.
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