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The politics of consensus: al-Nahda and the stability of the Tunisian transition

McCarthy, Rory

Middle Eastern studies, 2019-03, Vol.55 (2), p.261-275 [Periódico revisado por pares]

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The politics of consensus: al-Nahda and the stability of the Tunisian transition
Autor: McCarthy, Rory
Assuntos: al-Nahda ; Authoritarianism ; consensus ; Democratization ; Economic reform ; Islam ; Islamism ; Political leadership ; Politics ; Social reform ; Stability ; Tunisia
É parte de: Middle Eastern studies, 2019-03, Vol.55 (2), p.261-275
Descrição: Tunisia&s transition away from authoritarianism has been shaped by a politics of consensus, which has brought together representatives of the former regime with their historic adversary, the Islamist movement al-Nahda. This article argues that consensus politics was a legacy of the authoritarian regime that was re-produced during a democratizing transition. The politics of consensus was encouraged and enabled by al-Nahda, which prioritized its inclusion within this elite settlement to provide political security for itself and the broader transition. However, this came at a cost, engineering a conservative transition, which did not pursue significant social or economic reform. The Tunisian case shows that historical legacies, such as consensus politics, can shape a transition as much as contingent, pragmatic decisions by political leaders.
Editor: London: Routledge
Idioma: Inglês

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