Tunisia: The Rise of an Arab Civil Society
Ramzi Ben Amara · Roman Loimeier
Oct 2026 · BRILL
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The present book shows that the Tunisian civil society in its different manifestations can not only look back to a long history, but has also navigated a series of authoritarian political regimes, providing Tunisia ever again with perspectives for democratic development. Our book shows not only why Tunisia’s civil society survived authoritarian regimes, but also how Tunisian civil society associations informed Tunisia’s development after the revolution in 2010/2011. Our book thus provides “food for thought” with respect to the question how we can understand the development and survival of civil society formations under adverse circumstances.
The present book shows that the Tunisian civil society in its different manifestations can not only look back to a long history, but has also navigated a series of authoritarian political regimes, providing Tunisia ever again with perspectives for democratic development. Our book shows not only w...
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Ramzi Ben Amara (Ph.D. 2011, University of Bayreuth, Germany) published a monograph on Islamic Reform in Africa: The Izala Movement in Nigeria: Genesis, Fragmentation and Revival (2020). Together with Katja Föllmer and Lisa Franke he published Rethinking the Anthropology of Islam (2024).
Roman Loimeier (Freiburg, SOAS London; Ph.D. and Habilitation (1990 and 1997) at the University of Bayreuth) is retired Professor at the University of Göttingen. He has published on Muslim societies in Africa, including Islamic Reform in Twentieth Century Africa (Edinburgh, 2016/2018).
Roman Loimeier (Freiburg, SOAS London; Ph.D. and Habilitation (1990 and 1997) at the University of Bayreuth) is retired Professor at the University of Göttingen. He has published on Muslim societies in Africa, including Islamic Reform in Twentieth Century Africa (Edinburgh, 2016/2018).
Ramzi Ben Amara (Ph.D. 2011, University of Bayreuth, Germany) published a monograph on Islamic Reform in Africa: The Izala Movement in Nigeria: Genesis, Fragmentation and Revival (2020). Together with Katja Föllmer and Lisa Franke he published Rethinking the Anthropology of Islam (2024).
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