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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. The innovation of the volume lies in its critiques of
the "transitology" literature, its illustration of the drawbacks of
culturalist and Orientalist narratives of Arab politics, and the
complexity it notes with respect to civil society and its varied
roles, especially that civil society is not always an
unconditionally "good" or democratic force. Using a combination of
survey, interview, and observation research approaches, these
chapters engage with the development of democratic political
culture and democratic knowledge in civil society organisations
(CSOs) by understanding how CSOs interact with the state, other
CSOs, and their members. Presenting both critical theoretical
arguments and extensive empirical evidence to demonstrate why
Tunisia is such an important case, this book will be of interest to
students and researchers interested in political culture, civil
society, and Middle East and North African studies.
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. The innovation of the volume lies in its critiques of
the "transitology" literature, its illustration of the drawbacks of
culturalist and Orientalist narratives of Arab politics, and the
complexity it notes with respect to civil society and its varied
roles, especially that civil society is not always an
unconditionally "good" or democratic force. Using a combination of
survey, interview, and observation research approaches, these
chapters engage with the development of democratic political
culture and democratic knowledge in civil society organisations
(CSOs) by understanding how CSOs interact with the state, other
CSOs, and their members. Presenting both critical theoretical
arguments and extensive empirical evidence to demonstrate why
Tunisia is such an important case, this book will be of interest to
students and researchers interested in political culture, civil
society, and Middle East and North African studies.
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