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The growing popularity of social media have play another dominant role in changing the lives of our society – changing the political and democracy landscape. Regardless it is conservative, liberal or centrism thoughts, social media users have make use the social media platform to seek more information, which leads to greater involvement into political discussion (Zúñiga, Molyneux and Zheng, 2014, as cited from Shah et. al., 2005; and Kwak et. al., 2010). Compared with traditional media, such as printed media, radio and television, which are costly to produced and disseminate the message to the public at large. The inconsistency of spreading the words from politicians to the people might occur as the production cycle for traditional media are time consuming (Zúñiga, Molyneux and Zheng, 2014, as cited from Best & Krueger, 2005). In relation to the Arab Spring, which started in 2010, Social media plays part of the role in spreading the awareness in political movement. People in Arab Countries had embraced this change of internet community, which results the high penetration of the internet, increased social media activity and increasing numbers of smartphone users in the cities and its sub-urban areas (Dewey et. al., 2012)
Yıldız Social Science Review
AN ANALYSIS OF TURKISH-TUNISIAN RELATIONS IN LIGHT OF ARAB SPRING2018 •
Uprisings in Tunisia started a new are in the region of Arab countries. Manifestations and protests took place in the country even after the Jasmine Revolution had happened. Transition to democracy from autocracy brought discussions regarding the compatibility of Islam and democracy. Consequently, from the beginning of Arab Spring, Republic of Turkey with majorly Muslim population was pointed out as a role model for Tunisia and other countries in the region where uprisings took place. In this context, the following questions became the main subjects of this study; does Tunisia need a model to follow? What do Tunisians think about Turkey? What is the background and actuality of Turkish-Tunisian relationship? This study, which is a part of Marie Currie Research Project funded by European Commission, shows the Tunisian reflection regarding the aforementioned questions.
Internationa Journal of Islamic Thought
Rethinking the 'Arab Spring': The Root Causes of the Tunisian Jasmine Revolution and Egyptian January 25 Revolution2018 •
This article reviews the events of 2010-2011 Tunisian and Egyptian revolutions with specific attention to the background of uprisings, timeline of events and causes of the revolutions. The focus of this study is to look into the factors that ignited the revolutions, both in Tunisia and Egypt. By examining secondary sources mainly through published reports dan journal articles, it will highlight how the uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt evolved besides shedding light on the 2011 Arab Spring event. A number of factors have been selected under five main themes namely economics development, political legitimacy, social demography, Islamism and the advance of new social media. All these factors, to large extent have contributed to the causes of this popular uprisings which led to the collapse of the previous regime of Ben Ali and Hosni Mubarak. Among these factors, the role of new social media was identified as the main factor which secure the successful of the revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt and considered as a new platform of political protest in the Middle East and North Africa.
Jurnal Syariah, Jil. 28, Bil. 2 (2020)
THE TUNISIAN CONSTITUTIONAL TRANSITION AND DEBATES: ISLAM, WOMEN AND OTHER ACTORS IN THE WAKE OF THE POST JASMINE REVOLUTIONThe Arab uprising in Tunisia, dubbed the Jasmine Revolution began in 2010, protesting against unemployment, corruption, injustice and the absence of basic freedoms. The Jasmine Revolution ousted Ben Ali, the then president who was in power for more than three decades in 2011. Post Jasmine Revolution saw Tunisia making commendable strides in its transition towards a new all-inclusive democratic political order. However, the transition process has not been without obstacles which could have had the effect of derailing the transition process, such as the assassination of activists Chokri Belaïd and Mohamed Brami, the role and place of Islam, the inclusion of women in the political transition and the most popular Islamic party Ennahda with its rumours of transforming Tunisia into an Islamic state were cause for great concern for all. However, despite these concerns, Tunisia’s new constitutional text is considered to be a radical departure from its previous constitutional texts. After the drafting of various drafts, the 2014 constitutional text has attained the status in the Middle Eastern And North African Region MENA Region as being the most liberal compared to other countries in the Mena Region. The 2014 constitutional provisions protect civil liberties, separates legislative, executive and judicial powers, guaranteeing women parity in political institutions, and declares that Islam is the country’s official religion while at the same time protecting religious freedom for all. An important facet is the homogeneity of Tunisian society – which although has some divisions, did not suffer fragmentation along religious, political, cultural or ethnic lines, as is the case in other Muslim states. This was accomplished by including all actors not only political parties, women’s groups and activists, religious activists, but also the various unions which represented the working class in Tunisia. The outcome was nothing short of being miraculous, bearing in mind the chaos that engulfed Tunisia during this period. One could argue that Tunisian listened to its people and advice of all, thereby minimising a terrible outcome.
Uluslararası İlişkiler Çalışmaları Dergisi
Democratic Attempts in Tunisia and Egypt after Arab Spring: A Comparative Perspective2021 •
It was believed that Democracy and the Middle East two foreign words to each other, and that is the region's ill fortune. However, recent years witnessed an objection to this so-called fate: The Arab Spring. This spring led to some mobilisation and raised hopes towards democracy for the region to a certain extent. Hopes for democratisation increased with the resignation of long-terms authoritarian leaders. After the 2013 military coup ends hopes for Egypt, it seems that Tunisia is the only successful case left in the region. This study's central question is that although the entire process moved similarly, why the democratisation process was failed in Egypt while it was successful in Tunisia. This study detects four factors that have a significant influence on the difference in democratic attempts of Egypt and Tunisia. i) The first is the nature of the Islamist group in each country, Ennahda in Tunisia and the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. ii) The second is the Militaries' nature in both countries. iii) The third is regarding the nature of the population, social construction. iv) The last is about the importance of both countries in the international area.
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Framing paper for a cumulative habilitation project.
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Arab Spring: Factor and Impact
Arab Spring and Theories of Democratization2015 •
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The University of Riau
Pengaruh Situs Jejaring Sosial (Social Networking Site) terhadap Revolusi Politik Tunisia (2010-2011)2013 •
Studies in Symbolic Interaction, 43
Studies in Symbolic Interaction, 43: Mutable selves and digital reflexivities: Social media for social change in the Middle East and North Africa2014 •
International Journal of Women’s Studies, 13(5).
International Journal of Women’s Studies, 13(5): Arab women, social media, and the Arab Spring: Applying the framework of digital reflexivity to analyze gender and online activism2012 •
Social Media go to War
Lengel, L., & Cassara, C. (with Mesaros-Winkles, & Chafetz, K.) (2013). “Voices of freedom”: Music and revolution in North Africa. In R. Berenger (ed.), Social Media go to War.2013 •
Northwestern University in Qatar: Occasional Paper Series
Occasional Paper Series: Parsing "Arab Spring": Media Framing of the Arab Revolutions2014 •
Middle East -Topics & Arguments
Blogging Bouazizi: The Role of Cyberactivists Before and After Tunisia's Jasmine Revolution2016 •
Cultural Production and Social Movements after the Arab Spring Nationalism, Politics, and Transnational Identity
Chapter 5. Poetics of the Virtual: Technology and Revolution in the Poetry of Sghaier Ouled Ahmed2021 •
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