Old Civil Society Networks and their Role for the Tunisian Political Landscape

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6160643
AutoresJan-Erik Refle (0000-0003-3732-4108, University of Lausanne, autor de correspondencia)
Año2022
Volumen15
Número1
Páginas100-127
Fecha de publicación2022-04-26
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaMiddle East Law and Governance (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1876-3367 • E-ISSN: 1876-3375
EditorialBrill (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1163/18763375-20221319
OpenAlexW4225425555
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas23

Civil society is generally seen as the safeguard of Tunisian democratization, but how do networks in Tunisian civil society manifest? Which are the important actors and how do they interact? The paper takes a network perspective as used in social movement studies to analyze the networks and their influence on the Tunisian political landscape by comparing four ‘old’ civil society organizations. In taking the network perspective, a coalition can be observed and the positions within the coalition are unevenly distributed among actors. What is particularly striking is the minimal interaction with newer civil society organizations mainly due to a lack of confidence. A generational divide is found in Tunisian civil society, which not only concerns personal age, but also organizational age that often equates to reputation and resources

Civil society · Democracy · Democratization · Network society · Perspective (graphical · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Reputation · Sociology · Spanish Civil War · Law · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Politics and Society in Latin America