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Tunisia's Fragile Democracy: Decentralization, Institution-Building and the Development of Marginalized Regions - Policy Briefs from the Region and Europe
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Forschungsinstitut der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik e.V.
Abstract Although Tunisia has made great strides over the past seven years, its democratization process remains fragile. Disillusionment with and distrust in the government, particularly high among the young, also manifest themselves in low voter turnout. Young voters were strikingly absent in the 2014 parli... view more
Although Tunisia has made great strides over the past seven years, its democratization process remains fragile. Disillusionment with and distrust in the government, particularly high among the young, also manifest themselves in low voter turnout. Young voters were strikingly absent in the 2014 parliamentary elections, and in the first municipal elections in May 2018, only 33.7 percent of Tunisians cast their votes. To a great extent, this disillusionment stems from the various, persistent socio-economic problems which had led to the uprisings and the ouster of the former autocratic regime in 2011. Especially in Tunisia’s historically marginalized regions, these issues remain a key challenge.... view less
Keywords
Tunisia; North Africa; democracy; decentralization; democratization; voter turnout; young adult; adolescent; socioeconomic factors
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
83 p.
Series
DGAP Report, 2
ISSN
1866-9182
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0