by Zoe Coutlakis | May 24, 2022 | University of California, San Diego
In response to corruption and economic struggle, the 2010-2011 Jasmine Revolution in Tunisia sparked unrest and a call for democracy and reform within the entire Arab region. While protests in many other Arab countries ultimately resulted in civil war or a slip back...
by Kymani McKenzie | Dec 12, 2021 | Georgia State University
Have you ever witnessed the fall of a dictatorship and the birth of a democracy? Well, that is exactly what transpired less than a decade ago with the Arab Spring Revolution. The Arab Spring Revolution was a series of pro-democracy protests that developed within the...
by Barney Cirignano | Oct 18, 2021 | Salem State University
Until very recently, Tunisia was hailed as a model of democratic progress, achieving a Global Freedom Score of 71 out of 100 on the Freedom House indicator (1). Yet, this democratic progress is now unraveling, reversing a ten-year positive trend initiated by the...
by Anagha Kadambi | Mar 27, 2018 | American University
Tunisia was thrust into the international spotlight when a protest movement that swept the nation led to the resignation of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, the longtime dictator of the country, on January 14, 2011. Tunisia has served as a model of how effective civil...
