Explaining divergent transformation paths in Tunisia and Egypt: The role of inter-elite trust

Hassan, Mazen; Lorch, Jasmin; Ranko, Annette

doi:10.1080/13629395.2019.1614819

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“…First, it is an emerging democracy and an ideal case to explore antisystem and anti-establishment attitudes beyond the conventional focus on consolidated democracies (Pappas, 2019). Second, Tunisia is the only country that has undergone a successful democratic transition following the 2010-2011 Arab uprisings and hence remains an important case for understanding democratic contestation in the Arab world (Bellin, 2019;Hassan et al, 2019). Third, Tunisia's emerging political landscape is characterized by a vibrant, albeit nascent, party system as well as the presence of politically important outsiders to that party system (Berman & Nugent, 2019).…”

Section: Insiders and Outsiders In Tunisian Party Politics Post-2011mentioning

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Popular support for military intervention and anti-establishment alternatives in Tunisia: Appraising outsider eclecticism

Albrecht

Bishara

Bufano

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Mediterranean Politics

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Popular attitudes in support of authoritarian alternatives and weak party systems constitute important threats to democratic consolidation and the stability of new democracies. This article explores popular alienation from established political actors in Tunisia. Under what conditions do citizens support alternatives to the elites in power and the institutional infrastructure of a new democracy? Drawing on an original, nationally representative survey in Tunisia administered in 2017, this article examines three categories of popular attitudes in support of political outsiders.Military interventionism appears in people's preferences for anti-system politics-the most immediate challenge to the country's stability and democratic transition. Anti-political establishment sentiments are shown in people's preferences for an enhanced role of the country's main trade union as a civil-society alternative to political party elites. Finally, outsider eclecticism is the seemingly incoherent phenomenon of concurrent support for a civil society actor and the military as an 'authoritarian alternative.' Anti-establishment sentiments will continue to be an important element in Tunisian post-authoritarian politics, evidenced by the rise to power of Kais Said in the 2019 presidential elections and his 2021 decision to dismiss parliament. In turn, popular support for military intervention may have implications for the country's domestic security and peaceful transition.

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Section: Insiders and Outsiders In Tunisian Party Politics Post-2011mentioning

confidence: 99%

Popular support for military intervention and anti-establishment alternatives in Tunisia: Appraising outsider eclecticism

Albrecht

Bishara

Bufano

et al. 2021

Mediterranean Politics

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“…Tunisia’s post-authoritarian transition was based on an elite compromise that brought together the country’s antagonistic political camps. This process of national dialogue averted further polarization, enabled the adoption of the post-authoritarian constitution, and found expression in a coalition government between the former political rivals, Ennahda and Nidaa Tounes, between 2014 and 2019 (Boubekeur 2016; Hassan, Lorch, and Ranko 2019). At the same time, the elite compromise was not without challenges.…”

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Role Model or Role Expansion? Popular Perceptions of the Military in Tunisia

Albrecht

Bufano

Koehler

2021

Political Research Quarterly

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This article introduces a theory on military role expansion in emerging democracies and poses a broad question: who wants the military to adopt which role in society and politics? Drawing on an original, nationally representative survey conducted in Tunisia, the article explores people’s preferences for the military to remain a security provider or serve in government and contribute to policing protests. Findings reveal that public support for military role expansion is substantial and varies across political cleavages. We test hypotheses to account for cleavages driven by the country’s authoritarian past versus partisan divides during Tunisia’s transition to democracy. Findings indicate that popular support for military role expansion is driven by anti-system sentiments prevalent in contemporary Tunisian politics: while voters prefer the military as a role model for security provision, non-voters support its enhanced role in politics. These observations have ample implications for the research programs on civil–military relations and the dynamics of democratic consolidation. Tunisia’s experience warrants greater attention to anti-system attitudes caused by people’s disillusionment with democratic procedures. In turn, authoritarian legacies do not appear to play a prominent role during such challenging transitions toward democratic consolidation.

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“…36 The opposing actors in Egypt could not reach a compromise and that led the Egyptian transitional process to failure. 37…”

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Human rights challenges in post-uprising Egypt: political actors’ reflections on the years of 2011–2013

Saral

2021

The International Journal of Human Rights

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Transitional countries where authoritarian features have long been embedded in state institutions and policies face several challenges that limit their ability to meet the expectations of citizens regarding their rights. This article focuses on the development of human rights in transitional Egypt between 2011 and 2013. It illustrates how political actors perceive and critique the establishment of the legal and institutional framework regarding human rights protection, including constitution-making and transitional justice processes, providing evidence from insights obtained from semistructured interviews with Egyptian political actors and the analysis of secondary sources. The article demonstrates that the uprisings in 2011 and subsequent developments during the SCAF and Morsi governments show the failure of political actors to protect Egyptians' rights and meet the demands of the citizens with regard to social justice, economic opportunities, freedom, and dignity. It illustrates that weak or failing institutional capacities, an exclusive approach in establishing an institutional framework, lack of knowledge and experience concerning human rights protection, and the authoritarian features of state institutions strongly affected the promotion and protection of human rights in post-uprising Egypt.

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Explaining divergent transformation paths in Tunisia and Egypt: The role of inter-elite trust

Cited by 19 publications

References 23 publications

Popular support for military intervention and anti-establishment alternatives in Tunisia: Appraising outsider eclecticism

Popular support for military intervention and anti-establishment alternatives in Tunisia: Appraising outsider eclecticism

Role Model or Role Expansion? Popular Perceptions of the Military in Tunisia

Human rights challenges in post-uprising Egypt: political actors’ reflections on the years of 2011–2013

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