When authoritarianism failed in Tunisia: An investigation of the Ben Ali regime and the factors that led to its downfall
by Logan, Tyler Pentland, M.A., GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, 2012, 205 pages; 1509119

Abstract:

The aspirations of this assessment are to convince the reader that by identifying critical features of the Ben Ali regime and its observable transformations over 23 years, I will support the conclusion that the system that Ben Ali created was ultimately destined to fail. I hope to prove that the collapse of the Ben Ali regime transpired from its authoritarian backsliding. By combining the relevant scholarship and the primary research content offered by my interview subjects, I will support a tight argument that demonstrates the events that transpired on January 14, 2011 were actually not that surprising.
 
AdviserNourredine Jebnoun
SchoolGEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
SourceMAI/ 50-05, p. , May 2012
Source TypeThesis
SubjectsMiddle Eastern history; Middle Eastern studies; Political Science
Publication Number1509119
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