Admira Dini Salim, International Foundation for Electoral Systems Increasing Women’s Political Participation in Indonesia Indonesia’s performance on gender equality is lagging. The UNDP Gender Equality Index ranks it 108 out of 187 countries. Civil society continues to fight for change. A lower proportion of women than men are registered to vote, but turnout is better … Continue reading Post-Arab Spring Tunisia: women’s political participation and political decentralisation
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Post-Arab Spring Tunisia: local government in Indonesia, a start-up democracy, and the youth
Greg Barton, Alfred Deakin Institute Indonesian democratic transition: an examination of the vital elements Barton argues that we can now call Tunisia a successful democratic transition, as elections have been held with limited violence and instability. There are important parallels with Indonesia, which is democratic (although not without its problems), well-educated and literate, well-connected, globalised, … Continue reading Post-Arab Spring Tunisia: local government in Indonesia, a start-up democracy, and the youth
Post-Arab Spring Tunisia: Women and Democratic Transitions
This panel drew on both Tunisian and Indonesian perspectives, with Admira Dini Salim and Dina Afrianty talking about the Indonesian experience, and Najla Abbes, Ghazoua Ltaief, and Ines Ben Youssef speaking about Tunisia. (More about these speakers in the program.) We began with a general overview of the situation from the speakers. Admira Dini Salim: … Continue reading Post-Arab Spring Tunisia: Women and Democratic Transitions
Post-Arab Spring Tunisia: Decentralisation and Democracy
My notes from the first session, providing a critical understanding of decentralisation, and placing that within the context of Tunisia and Indonesia: Fethi Mansouri, Alfred Deakin Institute The Democratic Process in Tunisia: Conditions for Consolidations and Future Outlook This paper addresses interconnected issues around democratic transition in the Arab world. There were a number of … Continue reading Post-Arab Spring Tunisia: Decentralisation and Democracy
Post-Arab Spring Tunisia: Decentralisation and Local Democracy
Building on the research Christalla Yakinthou and I recently publishing on Internet governance in Tunisia, I'll be speaking at the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation's symposium, Post-Arab Spring Tunisia: Decentralisation and Local Democracy in July. There's an amazing line-up of speakers, including many people who seem to be at the forefront of work … Continue reading Post-Arab Spring Tunisia: Decentralisation and Local Democracy
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