2016
DOI: 10.1177/0539018416658152
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The construction of religion as a ‘public problem’: The emergence of Islam in the public space during Tunisia’s transition to democracy (2011–14)

Abstract: The object of the present study is to analyze how, over the transition period of 2011-14, Islam became a 'public problem', to understand how it came to pervade the public space. I will investigate the place of religion in the public space both before and after the 2011 elections, and to do so will start with a few 'affairs' and controversies surrounding Islam and its place in the new Constitution as well as in the broader framework of Tunisian society.

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“…As Villalón's model predicts, the transition period saw a notable rise of religious discourse in the public sphere in Tunisia. Ben Ali's regime had made a point of suppressing religious displays in the public space, even criminalizing religious conduct in some cases, but it appeared quickly that this enforced secularism had only driven people's beliefs underground, not erased them (Nachi, 2016). For many the newfound liberties included that of freely exercising their religion: "In the months after the revolution, […] the headscarf, along with the more conservative abaya, could also be seen in growing numbers.…”
Section: : the Rise Of The Religiousmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…As Villalón's model predicts, the transition period saw a notable rise of religious discourse in the public sphere in Tunisia. Ben Ali's regime had made a point of suppressing religious displays in the public space, even criminalizing religious conduct in some cases, but it appeared quickly that this enforced secularism had only driven people's beliefs underground, not erased them (Nachi, 2016). For many the newfound liberties included that of freely exercising their religion: "In the months after the revolution, […] the headscarf, along with the more conservative abaya, could also be seen in growing numbers.…”
Section: : the Rise Of The Religiousmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…195-6). In this new political space religious affiliations became a matter of public debate and political actors took up the defense of Islamic values newly assimilated to the Tunisian national identity as a way to break from the era of authoritarianism (Nachi, 2016).…”
Section: : the Rise Of The Religiousmentioning
confidence: 99%
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