Book contents
- Tunisian Politics in France
- Cambridge Middle East Studies
- Tunisian Politics in France
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Notes on Translation and Transliteration
- Chronology of Key Events
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Tunisian Politics in France
- 3 Constraints and Opportunities for Long-Distance Tunisian Activism
- 4 Anti-Ben Ali Politics from Afar
- 5 Anti-Regime Struggles and Immigrant Politics
- 6 Cross-Ideological Alliances and Entre-Soi
- 7 Conclusion
- Postscript
- Bibliography
- Index
- Series page
7 - Conclusion
Tunisian Politics in France and the Revolution
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 October 2024
- Tunisian Politics in France
- Cambridge Middle East Studies
- Tunisian Politics in France
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Notes on Translation and Transliteration
- Chronology of Key Events
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Tunisian Politics in France
- 3 Constraints and Opportunities for Long-Distance Tunisian Activism
- 4 Anti-Ben Ali Politics from Afar
- 5 Anti-Regime Struggles and Immigrant Politics
- 6 Cross-Ideological Alliances and Entre-Soi
- 7 Conclusion
- Postscript
- Bibliography
- Index
- Series page
Summary
This concluding chapter looks back at the main findings that emerged from this research and shows how they explain the transformation of long-distance Tunisian politics in the aftermath of the 2011 Revolution. It asks how the anti- and pro-regime struggles evolved following the demise of the central purpose of these struggles and the movements they inspired, and looks at the ways in which boundaries were redefined through different fields of action and the growth of new divisions. The emergence of new actors, the political reconversion of those who had shifted to Tunisian-centred politics, new rules of the game and the various possibilities of return to Tunisia each played a role in redefining the modalities of long-distance Tunisian politics. However, decades of activism had regulated the practice of activists from afar and reinforced the informal rules of the trans-state space of mobilisation. The 2011 Revolution simultaneously represented a decisive rupture and a continuity, reshaping and continuing to reshape the dynamics of the trans-state space of mobilisation.
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- Tunisian Politics in FranceLong-Distance Activism since the 1980s, pp. 163 - 176Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024