Transformation in Tunisia: The first five years

invitation only · Centre for Mediterranean and International Studies (CEMI) · 04.11.2016 09:00 - 17:30
  • invitation only

invitation only

The objectives of this Dialogue Workshop are to present and discuss the initial research findings of the Joint Policy Study “Transformation in Tunisia: the First Five Years”, led by the Finnish Institute of International Affairs and to secure the interaction between policy research and policy-making in order to contribute to more inclusive policy-making processes.

The Dialogue Workshop will gather a total of 25 participants, including the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed), the five main authors of the Joint Policy Study, the reviewer, up to seven researchers from the EuroMeSCo think tank network and a number of national and regional stakeholders/practitioners.

The discussions will be built on the following four themes:

  • Trust, The Weak Link of the Tunisian Transition
  • Economic Crisis and (Youth) Unemployment in Tunisia
  • An–Nahda. A Movement at the Crossroads between Pragmatism and Ideology by Cengiz  
  • The Emergence of Jihadism in Tunisia: New Challenges and New Threats

The Dialogue Workshop forms part of the activities implemented within the framework of the action “Euro-Mediterranean Political Research and Dialogue for Inclusive Policymaking Processes and Dissemination through Network Participation”, co-funded by the European Union and IEMed.

For further information:
Wolfgang Mühlberger, wolfgang.muehlberger@fiia.fi


Programme
 

Registration

9.10 – 9.30 Opening Welcome Note and Presentation of the main objectives of the Working Package “Transformation in Tunisia: The First Five Years”

Wolfgang Mühlberger, Finnish Institute of International Affairs

Emmanuel Cohen-Hadria, IEMed – European Institute of the Mediterranean

9.30 – 11.00 Trust, The Weak Link of the Tunisian Transition

Emmanuel Cohen-Hadria, IEMed – European Institute of the Mediterranean

Debate with participants

 

Coffee Break

11.15 – 12.45 Economic Crisis and (Youth) Unemployment in Tunisia
 
Isabel Schaefer
, DIE – German Development Institute
 
Debate with participants

 

Lunch

14.00 – 15.30 An-Nahda. A Movement at the Crossroads between Pragmatism and Ideology

Cengiz Günay & Shereen Gharib, OIIP – Austrian Institute of International Affairs

Debate with participants

15.30 – 17.00 The Emergence of Jihadism in Tunisia: New Challenges and New Threats

Stefano Torelli, ISPI – Italian Institute for International Political Studies

Debate with participants


17.00 – 17.30
Wrap-up Session: Summary of the Recommendations