Beschreibung:
Investigating the political transition after the 2011 Tunisian revolution, this book explores whether civil society is fulfilling its democratic functions. Examining the existence of a civil political culture, that is identified through the presence of the six criteria of Freedom, Equality, Pluralism, Tolerance, Trust and Transparency.
Introduction 1. 'Civil' civil society: the buttress of democratisation 2. Tunisia's history of civil society activism: 1574-2010 3. Civil society activism from revolution to transition 4. Surveying Tunisian CSO members' attitudes 5. Interviews with CSO leaders 6. Inside a CSO: an ethnographic study Conclusion Epilogue Bibliography