Tunisian Politics in France - Long-Distance Activism Since the 1980s

This innovative study explores the evolution and complexities of Tunisian diaspora activism in France during the years of Ben Ali's dictatorship in Tunisia (1987â¿"2011). Utilising material gathered from extensive fieldwork in France and Tunisia, Mathilde Zederman explores what it means to oppose or support an authoritarian regime from afar.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Tunisian politics in France: genealogy and cartography; 3. Constraints and opportunities for long-distance Tunisian activism; 4. Anti-Ben Ali politics from afar: repertoires of action and frames of human rights; 5. Anti-regime struggles and immigrant politics; 6. Cross-ideological alliances and entre-soi; 7. Conclusion: Tunisian politics and the revolution; Postcript; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Mathilde Zederman is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Paris-Nanterre. Her research and teaching examine exile politics, social movements, archives and memory, with a particular focus on circulations between France and North Africa.

Summary

This innovative study explores the evolution and complexities of Tunisian diaspora activism in France during the years of Ben Ali's dictatorship in Tunisia (1987–2011). Utilising material gathered from extensive fieldwork in France and Tunisia, Mathilde Zederman explores what it means to oppose or support an authoritarian regime from afar.

Product details

• Authors: Mathilde Zederman, Mathilde (University of Paris-Nanterre) Zederman
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2024
• EAN: 9781009508896
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0950889-6
• No. of pages: 226
• Series: Cambridge Middle East Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, France, European History, HISTORY / Middle East / General, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Europe / France, 21st Century, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, General & world history, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Middle Eastern history, Tunisia, General and world history, c 1970 to c 1980, c 1990 to c 2000, c 1990 to c 1999, c 1980 to c 1989