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The Tunisian Constitution is the fundamental legal document that outlines the structure of the state, the rights and duties of citizens, and the principles of governance in Tunisia. Adopted in 2014, it establishes the framework for democracy, human rights, and the rule of law following the Tunisian Revolution.
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The Tunisian Constitution is the fundamental legal document that outlines the structure of the state, the rights and duties of citizens, and the principles of governance in Tunisia. Adopted in 2014, it establishes the framework for democracy, human rights, and the rule of law following the Tunisian Revolution.

Key research themes

1. How did the 2014 Tunisian Constitution emerge through negotiated compromises amidst religious and secular political dynamics?

This theme focuses on the complex constitution-making process between 2011 and 2014, highlighting how Tunisia’s National Constituent Assembly (NCA) navigated political and societal cleavages—especially between Islamist and secular parties—to produce a democratic constitution. It matters because Tunisia’s constitution is often seen as a regional success story in post-Arab Spring democratization, illustrating how competing actors created a framework for political pluralism and rule of law despite huge societal tensions.

Key finding: This study reveals that the 2014 Tunisian constitution was the product of protracted negotiations and compromises over contentious issues such as values, rights, and structural provisions in the National Constituent Assembly... Read more
Key finding: Interviews with NCA members show that Tunisian religious and secular political forces were motivated by pragmatic compromise, political survival, and rational interests rather than strict ideology. This facilitated the... Read more
Key finding: This paper documents how the NCA's constitutional drafting process was characterized by dual engagement - within the Assembly and extensive dialogue with civil society. Civil society mobilization and participation, including... Read more
Key finding: The adoption of the 2014 Constitution was shaped by a sustained culture of dialogue and institutionalism driven largely by critical civil society actors (notably labor unions and human rights organizations). The paper details... Read more
Key finding: Examining the role of the Islamist Ennahda party in the constitutional process, this work exposes how competing accusations and societal splits around religion and secularism influenced the constitution. Despite fears of... Read more

2. What role have legacy political culture and consensus politics played in Tunisia’s democratic transition post-2011 uprising?

This line of research investigates how underlying historical legacies of elite consensus and political culture inherited from authoritarian regimes have conditioned Tunisia's transition trajectory. It explores consensus politics as both a stabilizing mechanism and a potential constraint on meaningful reform, focusing on the participation of Islamist parties like al-Nahda and the broader effects on political inclusion and reform momentum.

Key finding: The democratic transition involved institutionalizing conflict through compromise and establishing new legitimate powers under the 2014 Constitution. This process entailed ‘learning about citizenship’, meaning Tunisians’... Read more
Key finding: Following Ben Ali’s departure, the hegemonic discourse of ‘tunisianité’ emerged to bridge divisive views about the national identity, allowing for a political compromise among elites. However, this discourse also risks... Read more
Key finding: This narrative tracks Tunisia’s democratic gains post-Arab Spring, underscoring the initial promise of the 2014 Constitution but highlighting structural challenges and political tensions—such as divisions between Islamist and... Read more

3. How have gender parity laws influenced women’s political citizenship and participation in Tunisia’s post-revolutionary electoral processes?

This research stream investigates the impact of legal reforms, particularly the 2017 gender parity law requiring balanced male and female representation on electoral lists, on women's participation in Tunisia’s political life. It examines both quantitative gains in female political presence and qualitative aspects such as tokenism, political agency, and socio-cultural attitudes influencing women’s transition from political non-participation to engagement.

Key finding: The 2017 law mandating gender parity on electoral lists increased women’s quantitative political participation at the municipal level but also exposed widespread tokenistic practices. Interviews reveal women candidates’... Read more

All papers in Tunisian Constitution

Sito web: Prima edizione: settembre 202 Questo volume è stato sottoposto a un processo di revisione esterno sotto la responsabilità del Comitato editoriale e del Consiglio direttivo della casa editrice. Le opere pubblicate vengono... more
La storia delle società nordafricane, dal periodo delle origini dell'era islamica fino al XIX secolo, è stata caratterizzata da due elementi fondamentali: la formazione dello Stato e l'islamizzazione. Le conquiste arabe hanno giocato un... more
The shift to the concept of decentralization has become a necessity imposed by the modern and contemporary changes taking place in the world, where this shift was reflected in the reconsideration of the role of the state so that this role... more
لا يمكن للدولة الفيدرالية أن تكون قابلة للحياة وفعالة إلا إذا كانت قائمة على مصالح طويلة الأجل لجميع أجزائها المكونة، وعلى نظام القيم المجتمعية السياسية والاقتصادية والمالية والإدارية والقانونية، وإن الوصول إلى الفيدرالية الانفكاكية... more
Oggi ho avuto l'onore di tenere una conferenza sull'estremismo islamico a una classe universitaria dell'Università LUMSA. Durante la conferenza ho discusso la storia, l’ideologia e la visione del mondo dei movimenti revivalisti... more
Riassunto La Tunisia, pioniera della "primavera araba", con un passato costituzionale e le basi di uno stato moderno, è l'unico paese del mondo arabo ad aver avviato un processo di modernizzazione della società e delle istituzioni in... more
This study explores the relationship between migrations and its representations in the Southern Mediterranean. It aims to do so by studying two among the most important Tunisian newspapers. Usually underestimated and ignored by the... more
In the last 15 years, many have been the changes in relation to the transformation of the Salafiyya trend since Wiktorowicz's 2006 seminal work. The categories of 'ilmi (scientific), siyyasi (political), and jihadi (violent) Wiktorowicz... more
Lazaar, Mahfoud: « réflexions sur le principe de libre administration des collectivités territoriales », Remald, série « thèmes actuels », n° 93 ,2015.  Manon ,Ghevontian: « A la recherche de l'autonomie locale française. La libre... more
During the 20th Century, the woman question was a fundamental issue in Tunisian society: five months after the end of France Protectorate, in 1956, the promulgation of the Code of Personal Status (CSP) introduced important innovations in... more
The practical and theoretical elaboration of the concepts of democracy and pluralism, pursued by the Tunisian Islamic public, is an aspect of contemporary Islamic discursive traditions and is part of a broader project focused on the... more
Nel 2011 la Tunisia sembra emergere da un "vuoto politico" dovuto a più di 50 anni di dittatura. Anche per colmare questo vuoto si sono riversati nel Paese ingenti somme per lo "sviluppo della democrazia". In questa... more
A very short piece written on an assigned topic as a sample for a project I didn't get, a world history textbook aimed at middle-schoolers. Writing for middle-schoolers is an interesting challenge I'm not sure I met.
The practical and theoretical elaboration of the concepts of democracy and pluralism, pursued by the Tunisian Islamic public, is an aspect of contemporary Islamic discursive traditions and is part of a broader project focused on the... more
I interpret the pursuit of an Islamic understanding of ideals such as democracy, pluralism and freedom, carried out by the Tunisian Islamic movements after the 2011 revolution, as part of a discursive tradition (Asad 1986) about the... more
Ash-sha‘b yurīd… «Il popolo vuole…» è la formula che ha aperto molti slogan della rivolta tunisina del 2010-11. Ma chi era il “popolo” che, già per il fatto di occupare fisicamente le piazze (Butler 2014), riaffermava la propria... more
تنشر المنظمة العربية للقانون الدستوري ورقة سياسات بعنوان: " شرعة الحقوق والحريات في الدستور التونسي لسنة 2014" للباحثة التونسية سمية خماسي ضمن مخرجات الدورة السادسة لأكاديمية القانون الدستوري التي أقيمت عام 2021.
Sveva Basirah Balzini è un'attivista, femminista intersezionale decoloniale, trans-femminista e femminista radicale. Rivendica il suo essere survivor e si occupa di vittime di violenza, divulgazione su rape e consent culture e spazi... more
In accordo con i membri del Comitato scientifico, la Direzione di RiMe sottopone a referee, in forma anonima, tutti i contributi ricevuti per la pubblicazione
Référence: GUELDICH (H.), « La décentralisation en Tunisie à la lumière de la nouvelle constitution du 27 janvier 2014 » (en arabe), in Revue de l'Université Souk Ahras d'économie et de Droit, 2019, en cours de publication.
Référence: GUELDICH (H.), « Droits et libertés collectives dans la nouvelle constitution tunisienne », (en arabe) in BEN ACHOUR (R.), (sous direction), Les nouvelles constitutions du monde arabe : Tunisie, Maroc et Egypte, colloque des 28... more
Contrariamente a quello che si pensa, nell’Islam esistono numerose autorità religiose. Esse sono però scarsamente istituzionalizzate e gerarchizzate, soprattutto nel mondo sunnita. La scheda che segue vuole aiutare a comprendere chi sono... more
La libertà d'espressione acquistata dal popolo tunisino con la cacciata del dittatore Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali avvenuta nel gennaio 2011 ha significato una svolta decisiva nella quotidianità di questo popolo che dal 2011 può scrivere,... more
Civiltà Cattolica (n° 3899, 01/12/2012), p. 425-438. I salafiti vogliono ritrovare il “vero” islàm, quello delle origini, privo delle deviazioni in cui, secondo loro, sono incorsi gli altri movimenti religiosi. Essi prendono come punto di... more
this law is about communities in Tunisia. It is called "law of local power"
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Sommario: 1. Partiti politici, democrazia elettorale e transizioni costituzionali dopo le "Primavere arabe". -2. L'istituzionalizzazione del partito unico sotto il regime di Bourghiba. -3. Il changement di Ben Alì e il multipartitismo di... more
A quattro anni dalla caduta di Ben Ali, il quadro tunisino è in chiaroscuro. Il paese ha evitato derive autoritarie, ma la deludente performance dei partiti islamisti ha lasciato intatti i problemi economico-sociali. La strage del Bardo e... more
L’opera, curata dal Prof. Raffaele Torino (Università Roma Tre) con la collaborazione di Giacomo Guarini (IsAG), è una raccolta di saggi redatti da studiosi dell’IsAG (Pietro Longo, Giuliano Luongo, Marianna Griffini, Simona Bottoni,... more
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