Managing Transition: The First Post-Uprising Phase in Tunisia and Libya - Hardcover

Henneberg, Sabina

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1108842003 ISBN 13: 9781108842006

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2020

Synopsis

Examining the factors that shaped the first interim governments of Tunisia and Libya, which formed in the immediate aftermath of the 2011 uprisings that brought down their governments, Managing Transition analyses each interim government to enhance our understanding of how political transition occurred within two North African countries. Tracing the importance of the key decisions made during these transition periods, Sabina Henneberg demonstrates the importance of these decisions taken during the short phase between authoritarian collapse and first post-uprising elections, including decisions around leadership, institutional reform, transitional justice, and the electoral processes themselves. By documenting, in close detail, the important events of the 2011 Arab Uprisings, and the months that followed, this study shows that while pre-existing structures strongly influence the design and behaviour of first interim governments, actors' choices are equally important in shaping both immediate and longer-term phases of transition.

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About the Author

Sabina Henneberg is a Visiting Scholar for the African Studies Program at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, where her research has focused on political transition in North Africa. She is the author of articles in journals including the Journal of North African Studies, British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, Journal of International Affairs, Foreign Affairs and Foreign Policy. She is currently the Tunisia Country Specialist with Amnesty International USA.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1108842003
• ISBN 13: 9781108842006
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 284