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Determinants of Democratic Regression: The Case of Tunisia
On the 25th of July, 2021, the Tunisian president Kais Saied dissolved the cabinet and froze the parliament. These decisions were the first among a series of ensuing measures which curtailed the progression of the nascent Tunisian democracy. This thesis aims to unfold the causes underlying Tunisia’s...
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| description | On the 25th of July, 2021, the Tunisian president Kais Saied dissolved the cabinet and froze the parliament. These decisions were the first among a series of ensuing measures which curtailed the progression of the nascent Tunisian democracy. This thesis aims to unfold the causes underlying Tunisia’s current democratic regression. It finds that the interplay between institutional, economic, regional and international factors represented an immense challenge to Tunisian democracy. By situating theories of democratic backsliding in the context of the Arab region, the thesis argues that institutional lacunas, military professionalism, expansion of corruption networks and dynamics of regional rivalry have detrimental effects on democratic consolidation. These variables lead to popular disenchantment with democracy and hence pave the way for democratic regression. |
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| spelling | oai:fount.aucegypt.edu:etds-3021 Determinants of Democratic Regression: The Case of Tunisia Ahmed, Bassant On the 25th of July, 2021, the Tunisian president Kais Saied dissolved the cabinet and froze the parliament. These decisions were the first among a series of ensuing measures which curtailed the progression of the nascent Tunisian democracy. This thesis aims to unfold the causes underlying Tunisia’s current democratic regression. It finds that the interplay between institutional, economic, regional and international factors represented an immense challenge to Tunisian democracy. By situating theories of democratic backsliding in the context of the Arab region, the thesis argues that institutional lacunas, military professionalism, expansion of corruption networks and dynamics of regional rivalry have detrimental effects on democratic consolidation. These variables lead to popular disenchantment with democracy and hence pave the way for democratic regression. 2023-02-02T08:00:00Z thesis application/pdf https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/2231 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/3021/viewcontent/bassant_ahmed_mohamed_thesis.pdf Theses and Dissertations AUC Knowledge Fountain Tunisia Democracy Regression Autocracy |
| spellingShingle | Tunisia Democracy Regression Autocracy Ahmed, Bassant Determinants of Democratic Regression: The Case of Tunisia |
| title | Determinants of Democratic Regression: The Case of Tunisia |
| title_full | Determinants of Democratic Regression: The Case of Tunisia |
| title_fullStr | Determinants of Democratic Regression: The Case of Tunisia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Determinants of Democratic Regression: The Case of Tunisia |
| title_short | Determinants of Democratic Regression: The Case of Tunisia |
| title_sort | determinants of democratic regression the case of tunisia |
| topic | Tunisia Democracy Regression Autocracy |
| url | https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/2231 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/3021/viewcontent/bassant_ahmed_mohamed_thesis.pdf |
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