Unemployed mobilisation in times of democratisation
The Union of Unemployed Graduates in post-Ben Ali Tunisia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3979477 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Irene Weipert-Fenner (0000-0002-3783-6130, Peace Research Institute Frankfurt, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 53-75 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of North African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1362-9387 • E-ISSN: 1743-9345 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13629387.2018.1535317 |
| OpenAlex | W2900765240 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 24 |
The Union of Unemployed Graduates (UDC) is the only organisation of unemployed individuals in Tunisia that operates nation-wide. Though it grew in membership and outreach after 2011, it has failed to develop into a key actor for the increasingly mobilised unemployed, who do not join or build formal organisations. The latter reject co-operation because they perceive the UDC to be weak and 'politicized'. The article examines this assessment using interviews and focus groups conducted during extensive fieldwork and Facebook posts made by the unemployed union. An analysis of UDC's internal dynamics and of the precautions it takes to remain autonomous from societal and political actors only partially supports this accusation. Instead, fragmentation is better explained by state responses that reward isolated protesters with limited demands rather than negotiating with actors in organisations to reach sustainable solutions
Democracy · Democratization · False accusation · Focus group · Negotiation · Outreach · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Restructuring · Sociology · State (computer science · Law · Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender · Political Conflict and Governance · Public Administration · Social and Economic Solidarity
The Social Contract and Collective Action
Seeking a way in/resisting a way out
Go local, go global
Performing (against) the state
Securitization of the unemployed and counter-conductive resistance in Tunisia
Informal university entrepreneurship
Citizens’ understanding of the social contract
When citizens look backwards
Re-Configurations
Employability reforms in Tunisian higher education
Mobilization Without Organization
Transgressive protest after a democratic transition
Transitional justice for whom? Contention over human rights and justice in Tunisia
When Revolutionary Coalitions Break Down
Between citizens and sit-inners
Introduction to a Special Issue on Labor in the Middle East and North Africa
‘Waithood’
The Logic of Authoritarian Bargains
Dynamics of Contention
Islamists, Secularists and Old Regime Elites in Tunisia
Contested transformation
Workers and thieves. Labor movements and popular uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt
Does unemployment spark collective contentious action? Evidence from a Moroccan social movement
Tunisia since Independence
The Tunisian General Labor Union and the Advent of Democracy
Market Reforms and Water Wars
The Protests of the Unemployed in France, Germany and Sweden (1994–2004)
Welfare States, Political Opportunities, and the Mobilization of the Unemployed
Social movements, mobilization, and contestation in the Middle East and North Africa
The Making of a Revolution in Tunisia
The Left Turns as Multiple Paradigmatic Crises
L'éveil du Sud » ou quand la contestation vient de la marge
Réformes néolibérales, clientélismes et protestations en situation autoritaire
Introducing Acled
Framing Processes and Social Movements
| Unique citing works | 16 |
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| Citations per year | 2,29 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 16 |