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Chapitre 1: Exception culturelle: l'ambivalence de la culture; chapitre 2: Exception idéologique: le fondamentalisme; chapitre 3: Exception militaire: un religion de guerriers; chapitre 4: Exception théologique: une religion à part; chapitre 5: Exception économique: l'Etat prédateur; chapitre 6: Exception sociale: la faiblesse des forces porteuses de démocratie; chapitre 7: Exception politique: l'autoritarisme

A l'occasion du cinquantenaire de la République tunisienne, l'auteur propose une analyse qui part du constat que depuis, les années 1970, le rapport entre l'Etat et la société civile oscille entre tension et apaisement, exclusion et inclusion. Cette relation entre dans le cadre du processus de changement social des sociétés en transition au sein duquel la Tunisie affronte une double transition qui emporte la modernisation des structures et la démocratisation de la vie politique. En Tunisie, la transition a porté jusqu'aux années 1970 sur la modernisation; depuis, l'enjeu s'est progressivement déplacé vers la démocratisation, sans que cela signifie que la modernisation fusse achevée. Après une présentation du cadre théorique, cet article se divise en trois parties: l'Etat tunisien est organique; dans sa relation aux organismes de représentation, il est corporatiste ; et vis-à-vis de la société civile, il est un Etat autoritaire à tendance panoptique. (Maghreb-Machrek/GIGA)

Abstract: Tunisia's Jasmine revolution took academics and policymakers by surprise. In hindsight, declining socioeconomic conditions, intensifying authoritarianism of the ruling regime, and public dissatisfaction with the growing corruption of the president's extended family suggested that the country was ripe for revolution. Other factors contributing to revolutionary change included the literal and figurative spark of Mohamed Bouazizi's self-immolation; the regime's decision to employ deadly force against protestors; the widespread use of cellphones and social media, most notably Facebook; the role of youth and other civil society groups; and the military's pivotal decision to side with the protestors. International actors, especially the United States, played a facilitating role.

Tunisia's Jasmine revolution took academics and policymakers by surprise. In hindsight, declining socioeconomic conditions, intensifying authoritarianism of the ruling regime, and public dissatisfaction with the growing corruption of the president's extended family suggested that the country was ripe for revolution. Other factors contributing to revolutionary change included the literal and figurative spark of Mohamed Bouazizi's self-immolation; the regime's decision to employ deadly force against protestors; the widespread use of cellphones and social media, most notably Facebook; the role of youth and other civil society groups; and the military's pivotal decision to side with the protestors. International actors, especially the United States, played a facilitating role. Adapted from the source document.

Offering a timely new appraisal of the political and social impact of Islam, this expanded second edition of Religion and Politics has been fully updated in line with new events. Jan-Erik Lane and Hamadi Redissi look at the underlying social consequences of religious beliefs to account for the political differences between major civilizations of the world against a background of the rise of modern capitalism

Offering a timely new appraisal of the political and social impact of Islam, this expanded second edition of Religion and Politics has been fully updated in line with new events. Jan-Erik Lane and Hamadi Redissi look at the underlying social consequences of religious beliefs to account for the political differences between major civilizations of the world against a background of the rise of modern capitalism.