Pdf the arab spring and its implications on tunisias path to. The unsexy truth about why the arab spring failed vox. Tunisia and the arab spring overview students begin this lesson by discussing the concept of freedom and the attributes of countries that embrace or deny freedom. Home this guide lists online and print sources for what has become known as the arab spring, the popular revolutionary wave in the middle east and north africa that started in december 2010. Social media and satire fuel arab spring in tunisia, egypt. As the world begins to understand what happened in the arab spring that began in december 2010and its ramifications todaythe place where it. Jul 14, 2011 in tunisia, where the arab spring in many ways began, a satirical comic book series on facebook is gathering buzz. May 20, 2017 i agree to receive occasional updates and announcements about forbes products and services. Tunisia and the arab spring overview nc essential standards. Jan 31, 2020 modern tunisians are the descendants of indigenous berbers and of people from numerous civilizations that have invaded, migrated to, and been assimilated into the population over the millennia. In this paper, we examine the macroeconomic impact of the arab spring on the tunisian economy from 2011 to 20. A year of revolution a year ago, a tunisian fruitseller set himself on fire after being humiliated by a police officer. Over the past few decades most regions around the world have undergone significant transitions and democratisation efforts with varying degrees of success. Tunisia and the arab spring powerpoint, available in the carolina k12 database of k12 resources.
Within this context, students will then learn about the arab spring through a powerpoint. Political transition in tunisia congressional research service summary tunisia has taken key steps toward democracy since the jasmine revolution in 2011, and has so far avoided the violent chaos andor authoritarian resurrection seen in other arab spring countries. Beginning about three years ago in tunisia, and spreading to a number of other arab countries thereafter, what has become known unfortunately1 as the arab spring took experts, locals and media observers of all stripes by surprise. If tunisia was hailed as the success story of the arab spring revolts for its democratic progress, it has also become an example of the dangers in failing to tackle economic malaise, alienation and frustrations of north. The arab revolts in egypt, syria and libya have not turned out happily, which leaves. Captain 5obza was a zorrolike comic book character who promoted nonviolent action in tunisia. Meanwhile, egyptians rose in revolt as strikes across the country brought daily life to a halt and toppled the government. Demystifying the arab spring uc san diego social sciences.
This paper uses synthetic control methodology to estimate the output loss in tunisia as a result of the arab spring. Reflections on human rights understandings in light of the arab spring vida hamd abstract at the outset of the arab spring, human rights were more than merely popular demands emanating from mass demonstrations. On 17 december 2010 mohamed bouazizi, a street vendor in the tunisian town of sidi bouzid, sets himself on fire in protest at harassment by the police and confiscation of his wares by local officials. Tunisia, and yemen were among the least happy people in the world. The cases of tunisia and egypt contributing factors to the. The arab spring of early 2011 brought about a dramatic change to the political landscape of the middle east. The roots and causes of the 2011 arab uprisings kamal eldin osman salih abstract. Tunisias arab spring revolution remains incomplete. Thi s researc h articl e attempts to scrutinize the nature and cause s of the ara b uprising s which too k people by surpris e globall y throughou t 2011 and int o 2012. Why tunisia, the arab springs sole success story, suffers from islamist violence tunisian security forces and military personnel secure the area after gunmen attacked bardo national museum. The impact of the arab spring on the tunisian economy english.
Inform students that they are going to learn about a recent struggle for freedom that took place during the arab spring in tunisia. By the time it became clear to the world that egypts arab spring had gone terribly wrong, that the seemingly hollywoodlike drama of goodguy. The only country to emerge from the arab spring with anything close to a democracy, tunisia has become a beacon of hope for the arab world. Someone called these revolutionary events arab spring, and the phrase stuck. The arab world had remained the exception for the analogy. To gauge the class prior knowledge of the arab spring, ask for a show of hands as to how many students have heard the term arab spring on the news. Tunisia has taken the most hopeful direction after its arab spring. The arab spring and the democratic domino theory the. I agree to receive occasional updates and announcements about forbes products and services.
This documentary is the first of an eight part series, called the arab awakening, that focuses on egypt during the time of the arab spring. Second tunisia assassination could spell end to islamist government. Nov 19, 2014 the only country to emerge from the arab spring with anything close to a democracy, tunisia has become a beacon of hope for the arab world. The role of information communication technologies in the. Constitutionalism, human rights, and islam after the arab. In tunisia, where the arab spring in many ways began, a satirical comic book series on facebook is gathering buzz.
Yadh ben achour, professor at carthage university, former president of the high authority of the revolution tunisia, and member of the united nations human. An arab anomaly is an exciting work for those who want to understand the deep meaning of the political and social upheavals of the whole arab world, using tunisia as a lens. Zulkuf aydin sep 2015, 108 pages arab spring is a political concept that spread widely in the media and academic art publications. Why tunisia, the arab springs sole success story, suffers. The reason is that the arab world in the modern, postindependence era, had. Since then, arab spring protests have occurred in western sahara, djibouti, saudi arabia, oman, mauritania. Many of the spontaneous and in some cases leaderless arab spring movements of 2011 were unsuited to taking on the tedious roles of. In tunisia, egypt, and libya, longstanding dictators were forced out of office by popular uprisings fueled by civil discontent. Recorded history in tunisia begins with the arrival of phoenicians, who founded carthage and other north african settlements in the 8th century b. Nov 03, 2012 its almost impossible to have a conversation about social medias impact on activism without mentioning the arab spring.
Demystifying the arab spring parsing the differences between tunisia, egypt, and libya lisa anderson in tunisia, protesters escalated calls for the restoration of the countrys suspended constitution. The arab awakening the end of a dictator is a documentary by al jazeera english, a qatar based broadcaster of arabic news and affairs who attempts to show all sides of every story. Causes of the arab spring causes of the arab spring may be described as following. Additionally, a variety of explanations have been offered presented by scholars and the media, regarding not only the cause of the arab spring but also. Case studies of tunisia and egypt abdulsattar, tammam omer msc. The impact of the arab spring on the tunisian economy samer matta, simon appleton, and michael bleaney jel classification. This vision was encapsulated in the label arab spring which spread very quickly. In a region beset by brutal repression, humanitarian disasters, and civil war, tunisias jasmine revolution alone gave way to a peaceful transition to a functioning democracy. The arab spring demonstrated that public opinion can powerfully affect the regions political life. Tunisian revolutionarab spring research papers academia.
But elections arent everything, and not everyone has. Alternatives turkish journal of international relations to cite this special issue. Apr 04, 2014 tunisia has taken the most hopeful direction after its arab spring. The arab spring and the democratic domino theory you have a row of dominoes set up, you knock over the first one, and what will happen to the last one is the certainty that it will go over very quickly. Constitutionalism, human rights, and islam after the arab spring. How tunisia saved its arab spring tunisia has proved itself to be a counterexample to the rest of the region torn by civil strife and refugee crisis. Modern tunisians are the descendants of indigenous berbers and of people from numerous civilizations that have invaded, migrated to, and been assimilated into the population over the millennia. View tunisian revolution arab spring research papers on academia. The reasons and economic and political consequences of arab spring 43 egypt, where arab spring lasted longer, is one of the largest countries in africa with its advantages such as its location, tourism revenues and logistics moaddel, 2012.
The arab revolts in egypt, syria and libya have not turned out happily, which leaves tunisia as the last source of potential optimism in the region. Tunisia s mass popular uprising, dubbed the jasmine revolution, sparked antigovernment movements in other countries across the region. Arab spring, tunisia, economic impact, synthetic control methodology samer matta corresponding author is an economic analyst at the world bank and a ph. The tunisian national dialogue quartet was awarded the 2015 nobel peace prize for its decisive contribution to the building of a pluralistic democracy in tunisia in the wake of the tunisian revolution of 2011. The analysis builds upon the results of major public opinion surveys conducted in the arab world, both immediately before and after the arab spring, in order to facilitate the identification of. They were a prelude to the ousting of heads of state and regime leaderships in yemen, libya, egypt and tunisia. Mar 05, 2012 womens rights in the age of the arab spring popular movements during the arab spring paved the way for democratic elections in egypt and tunisia.
Egyptian revolution, also known as arab spring or arab uprising, was a shock for international community because egypt has been seen as one of the strongest military state in north africa region. Reflections on human rights understandings in light of the. Womens rights in the age of the arab spring popular movements during the arab spring paved the way for democratic elections in egypt and tunisia. It began in response to oppressive regimes and a low standard of living, starting with protests in tunisia noueihed, 2011. The desire for change in the face of difficult circumstances is a natural human response. The impact of the arab spring on the tunisian economy english abstract. The event set off uprisings across north africa and the. In libya, a sclerotic, violent and dictatorial regime fought it out to. Beginning about three years ago in tunisia, and spreading to a number of other arab countries thereafter, what has become known unfortunately as the arab spring took experts, locals and media observers of all stripes by surprise. The role of information communication technologies in the arab spring implications beyond the region ponars eurasia policy memo no.
The common slogan of the protesters throughout arab spring was the people want to bring down the regime aissa, 2012. Two divergent paths of the arab spring are clearly visible today. Its almost impossible to have a conversation about social medias impact on activism without mentioning the arab spring. Arab spring, egypt, revolution, social media, tunisia. These prodemocracy movements rose up against the dictatorial regimes and corrupt leaders that had ruled for decades in some cases. How to think about the middle east before the arab spring. The reasons and economic and political consequences of. The dramatic series of events known now as the arab spring begins at a very precise moment. However, achieving this transformation in the face of ruthless authoritarian dictatorships is a bloody and challenging proposition. Arab spring used their powers vehemently to crush the demonstrators and consequently the peaceful protesters also became violent. Events of the tunisian revolution the three first years.
Notwithstanding the worldwide interest in the arab spring, to the. The two sides of the arab spring realclearpolitics. Jan 27, 2016 by the time it became clear to the world that egypts arab spring had gone terribly wrong, that the seemingly hollywoodlike drama of goodguy protesters triumphing over badguy dictator had. The impact of the arab spring on the tunisian economy. Widely circulated pdfs of tip sheets explained how to pull off a successful protest. Since december 2010 the world has watched as demonstrations and protests spread across countries in north africa and the middle east. Feb 04, 2016 if tunisia was hailed as the success story of the arab spring revolts for its democratic progress, it has also become an example of the dangers in failing to tackle economic malaise, alienation and frustrations of north african youth. The notion of dignity is so central to human rights that it hadfor me at leastbecome an abstraction until the arab spring protests forced me to. The reason is that the arab world in the modern, postindependence era, had heretofore been generally quiescent politically in the. But none of the entrants in the forthcoming election seems to have the valid and drastic economic plans that will be needed to fulfil the aspirations of tunisians.
It is well known that these events started a reaction throughout the arab. Dec 05, 2012 the arab spring of early 2011 brought about a dramatic change to the political landscape of the middle east. In a region beset by brutal repression, humanitarian disasters, and civil war, tunisia s jasmine revolution alone gave way to a peaceful transition to a functioning democracy. Change and purification are two key words you often hear nowadays among egyptian and tunisian journalists. Pdf in the beginning of this decade, the world watched a series of events. It is well known that these events started a reaction throughout the arab world, in some cases with success while in other countries it caused a.
Arab media during the arab spring in egypt and tunisia. Egyptian military is not only in charge of the defence of the country but also. It describes the chain of events that took place and their geographical spread all over the country. Women and the arab spring 283 women and the arab spring. Egypt, libya, syria, and yemen quickly emulated tunisias example, giving hope to the citizens of those countries that major political and economic transformations were underway. Constitutionalism, human rights, and islam after the arab spring offers a comprehensive analysis of the impact that new and draft constitutions and amendments such as those in jordan, morocco, syria, egypt, and tunisia have had on the transformative processes that drive constitutionalism in arab countries. It was predicated on the view that this spring was the result of a cultural and political mutation born by a new generation connected to global culture, thanks to the new information and communication technologies. The protests inspired similar actions throughout the arab world, in a chain reaction which became known as the arab spring movement. The reasons and economic and political consequences of arab. Called captain khobza, spelled 5obza it features a masked, zorrolike character who goes around with a baguette rather than a weapon in order to promote and highlight the importance of nonviolent action. The case of the arab spring, especially tunisia and egypt, showcase these complexities of revolution, both causal and perpetuating.