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Sustaining agricultural production in arid and semi‐arid regions is of paramount importance to food security, geo‐political independence, and social stability. In this context, it is vital to understand the effectiveness of policies. In this article, we aim to answer the question of what role the state and its policies play for soil protection in rainfed agriculture in Tunisia, and why. Beyond evaluating soil protection, this work contributes to explaining the role of the Tunisian state throughout the current phase of democratization for natural resource protection. That way it enhances our understanding of policy implementation in democratizing countries and contribute to theorizing of the policy process. We use qualitative methods and literature to understand the state infrastructural power of the Tunisian state in regard to soil protection. Land degradation in Tunisia remains a large problem. We explain the weak role of the state in effectively protecting soils as a result of subnational variation, and interrelated capabilities and weight of the state. Besides the overarching fiscal crisis that becomes worse over the years, neopatrimonial traits of the Tunisian state facilitate discrimination of rural areas, marginalization of parts of the farming population, and rainfed agriculture. Thereby, willingness and abilities of farmers and administrations to implement sustainable land management are undermined. Together with institutional uncertainty in administrations as a result of the current open‐ended democratization process, neopatrimonialist traits weaken administrative capacities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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After various setbacks, the latest being the Arab uprisings of 2011, pan-Arabism has made a return starting in the second decade of the 21st century, but in the shape of neo-pan-Arabism. Thus, neo-pan-Arabism would appear to be the legitimate heir of pan-Arabism. Unlike the former, however, it does not appear to be an ideology, but rather a mere tool of Arab regimes to legitimise their control over their populations. Neo-pan-Arabism, then, seems to be a populist rhetoric, with limited action on the ground and aimed primarily at domestic audiences. The cases of Algeria and Tunisia - two countries outside the traditional pan-Arab nucleus -, presented through the actions and words of their respective leaders, illustrate how regimes are using neo-pan-Arabism for their domestic legitimation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The international community encourages countries to increase the number of women in the judiciary. This is partly based on the hypothesis that female judges make the bench representative of society. However, the question arises as to which women we are referring to. While the experiences of women are different from men because of their sex, experiences of lower-class women are also different from those from the middle and upper classes, as experiences of women belonging to a minority are different from those belonging to the majority. Using the intersectionality grid of “penalty and privilege” proposed by Patricia Hill Collins (2000), this article aims to look beyond the gender-binary in the study of judges in Muslim contexts by bringing in an intersectional approach, using Tunisia as a case study. Focusing on two female judges functioning under the Tunisian authoritarian regime, this study hopes to show how different women bring different experiences to the bench. La comunidad internacional anima a los países a que aumenten el número de juezas. Esto se basa, en parte, en la hipótesis de que las juezas hacen que la profesión sea representativa de la sociedad. Sin embargo, surge la pregunta de a qué mujeres nos referimos. Si bien las experiencias de las mujeres difieren de las de los hombres en razón de su sexo, las experiencias de las mujeres de clase baja también difieren de las de aquéllas de clase media o alta, así como las experiencias de mujeres miembro de minorías lo son de aquéllas que forman parte de la mayoría. A partir de la rejilla de interseccionalidad de “opresiones y privilegios” propuesta por Patricia Hill Collins (2000), este artículo procura mirar más allá del binomio de género en el estudio de los jueces y juezas en contextos islámicos, y lo hace a través de un enfoque interseccional, con Túnez como estudio de caso. Así, nos centramos en dos juezas que operan bajo el régimen autoritario tunecino, y esperamos así mostrar cómo distintas mujeres aportan distintas experiencias a la judicatura.

Since the turn of the millennium, the appointment of women judges has increased markedly in Africa and the Middle East, along with the social and political influence of courts. The expansion of judicial power worldwide raises important questions about who the judges are and what their role should be. The appointment of women to positions of judicial authority has increased, but this increase is only beginning to be reflected in socio-legal studies. The articles collected in this special issue contribute to the burgeoning empirical comparative literature by approaching the subject matter from two analytical angles: (i) Gendered patterns in judicial selection processes that focus mainly on judicial selection processes and subsequent legal careers; and (ii) Gendered aspects of court practices that shed light on whether and how gender plays into judging practices and experiences at court. The authors in this special volume elaborate on the theme of gender and judging predominantly through one of these two analytical entries with case studies on Tunisia, Ghana, Syria, Kuwait, and the other five oil-rich Gulf monarchies. Desde el cambio de milenio, el nombramiento de juezas ha aumentado notablemente en África y Oriente Medio, junto con la influencia social y política de los tribunales. La expansión del poder judicial en todo el mundo plantea importantes cuestiones sobre quiénes son los jueces y cuál debe ser su papel. El nombramiento de mujeres para puestos de autoridad judicial ha aumentado, pero este incremento sólo está empezando a reflejarse en los estudios socio-jurídicos. Los artículos recogidos en este número especial contribuyen a la floreciente literatura empírica comparativa abordando el tema desde dos ángulos analíticos: (i) Patrones de género en los procesos de selección judicial, que se centran principalmente en los procesos de selección judicial y en las carreras jurídicas posteriores; y (ii) Aspectos de género de las prácticas judiciales, que arrojan luz sobre si el género influye en las prácticas judiciales y en las experiencias en los tribunales, y cómo lo hace. Los autores de este volumen especial desarrollan el tema del género y la judicatura predominantemente a través de una de estas dos entradas analíticas con estudios de caso sobre Túnez, Ghana, Siria, Kuwait y las otras cinco monarquías ricas en petróleo del Golfo.

Las llamadas manāqib (sg. manqaba) son un género literario bastante extendido en los últimos siglos. Algunas de estas manāqib han sido publicadas en ediciones críticas, y su circulación entre los estudiosos suele referirse a la historia norteafricana o a ciertos aspectos de la religiosidad popular. Sin embargo, este tipo de obras ha recibido una atención muy limitada desde el punto de vista lingüístico, a pesar de que presentan características propias de las variedades habladas del árabe. Por lo tanto, las manāqib constituyen una de las pocas fuentes que pueden utilizarse para analizar el árabe hablado y escrito en el pasado. El objetivo de este artículo es estudiar la lengua de la obra titulada Rawḍat al-azhār wa-munyat al-sādāt al-abrār fī manāqib Sīdī ʿAbd al-Salām al-Asmar, una colección de manāqib relacionadas con el santo sufí libio ʿAbd al-Salām al-Asmar de la ciudad de Zlīten (siglo XV), escrita por Karīm al-Dīn al-Baramūnī al-Miṣrātī.

Este trabajo propone un análisis de las alteraciones que se produjeron en las instituciones tunecinas después de la elección del actual presidente, Kais Saied. Aprovechando la fragilidad de la naciente democracia del país y ayudado por múltiples condiciones excepcionales, él ha efectivamente llevado a cabo cambios significativos en el orden constitucional de Túnez, concentrando el poder en las manos del Jefe de Estado como no se veía desde los tiempos de Ben Ali. Empezando por la presentación del proyecto político de Saied, sintetizando su acción durante los años en la presidencia, y considerando los efectos de variables exógenas como la pandemia de Covid-19 y la invasión de Ucrania por parte de Rusia, este artículo recorre las principales transformaciones que interesaron las instituciones del país norteafricano para investigar el estado de salud de su régimen democrático, con el fin de entender si Túnez todavía se encuentra en una fase de transición hacia un sistema más participativo o si se enfrenta a una nueva era autoritaria.

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Meskat is a widespread water harvesting system in the Sahel region of Tunisia. Like other systems in semi-arid zones, it attempts to increase the amount of water available for crops, through runoff production sectors (impluvium) and water distribution sectors for sporadic irrigation (mankaa). However, often, in a Mediterranean environment, rainfall can be torrential: it is both a water resource and a risk of erosion. Therefore, these systems have to be adapted to local climatic, topographic and lithological conditions. In the case of meskat, they are "made to measure" designs, with a fragile balance between the maximum use of the water resource and the minimum risk of erosion. This study is based on spatial analysis techniques with GIS, an environmental contextualization, especially geomorphic, and a quantification of its basic topographic characteristics (altitudes, altitude difference and slopes). To do this, a detailed mapping of systems has been carried out, together with a topographic and land use quantification from a random sampling of points. In this way, the degree of presence and the production/irrigation ratio have been quantified. It seeks to recognize the existence of different types of designs and their most relevant characteristics. The initial hypothesis is confirmed that these are systems with solutions adapted to the environment, with wide variability, but with recognizable typologies, basically systems located in thalweg and glacis. At the same time, it is a type of system with a rapid and recent transformation, both of the land uses and the crops themselves. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This study investigates the role of political consensus in accelerating economic reforms and finds a significant negative effect of political consensus on the speed of reform votes in the parliament in Tunisia. We analyze the number of days until a reform bill was adopted in parliament to identify the causal effect of the consensus on accelerating reforms. Using an endogenous treatment effect model and an original database of reforms between 2012 and 2019 in Tunisia, we compare economic and social reforms with political reforms before and after the consensus. We find that political consensus is more likely to delay economic and social reforms than political reforms. This effect is driven mainly by informal mechanisms created by consensus and political instability that prevailed after the agreement. The findings indicate that consensus had a subversive effect on democratic institutions in Tunisia by creating informal processes that reduced public oversight, transparency, and law enforcement. Related Articles: Gazdar, Kaouthar, Rihab Grassa, and M. Kabir Hassan. 2021. "The Development of Islamic Finance in Tunisia after the Arab Spring: Does Political Islam Matter?" Politics & Policy 49(3): 682–707. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12408. Khodair, Amany Ahmed, Mostafa E. AboElsoud, and Mahmoud Khalifa. 2019. "The Role of Regional Media in Shaping Political Awareness of Youth: Evidence from Egypt." Politics & Policy 47(6): 1095–24. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12335. Sarquís, David J. 2012. "Democratization after the Arab Spring: The Case of Egypt's Political Transition." Politics & Policy 40(5): 871–903. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747‐1346.2012.00381.x. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Today the majority of the world's nations face common challenges, in terms of regional, ethnic and religious tensions. In fact, the increasing waves of immigration and the recent rise of attacks attributed to extremist religious ideologies have raised the bar of such challenges. Therefore, it is important that these crises should be overcome with specific approaches, in order to reduce the flow of prejudices, racism and extremism, promoting coexistence above all among the new generations. Since through education it is possible to connect different cultures, know and respect each other, interculturality should be encouraged more and more as an effective element for discussion and integration. Yet, such an option poses real challenges, given that, first of all, didactic materials should provide a serious help to acquire intercultural competencies. This research paper focuses on Italy and Tunisia as a case study in several sections (e.g., religious and ethnic pluralism, intercultural education). The study also interrogates the image of Islam and the other non-Muslim through textbooks and official school programmes. Despite the differences between the Italian and Tunisian cases, the paper concludes that the image of Islam and the other in both cases are based on lack of precision and standardization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Se recopila una lista de la familia Bembicidae en Túnez basada en los datos disponibles en la literatura, en nuevo material recolectado de diferentes localidades de Túnez entre 2017 y 2019, y algunos especímenes conservados en el Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, París, Francia. Como resultado, se registraron 49 especies y dos subespecies en 16 géneros de la familia Bembicidae. Dos géneros: Psammaecius Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1832 y Brachystegus A. Costa, 1859 se reportan en este estudio por primera vez. Esto se suma a nueve especies y subespecies: Alysson ratzeburgi Dahlbom, 1843, Psammaecius eremorum de Beaumont, 1952, Stizoides klugii (F. Smith, 1856), Stizus fuscatus Morice, 1897, Stizus niloticus saharae Roth, 1934, Stizus pubescens arenarum Handlirsch, 1892, Stizus ruficornis strigatus Mochi, 1939, Stizus vespoides (Walker, 1871) y Brachystegus braueri (Handlirsch, 1887) que son nuevas para la fauna tunecina. También se han encontrado nuevas localidades para varis especies y subespecies, que ya habían sido reportadadas de Túnez. Los taxones identificados se ilustran mediante fotografías digitales y se presenta su distribución global y en Túnez.

Les représentations de cerfs, de kantharos (cantharus) et des quatre fleuves du Paradis font partie d’un riche répertoire dans l’iconographie ancienne tunisienne. Souvent, ces représentations iconographiques se retrouvent dans les mosaïques des baptistères ainsi que dans les celles des basiliques. La présence de ces types d’images dans toute la Tunisie, que ce soit dans de grandes basiliques ou dans de petites églises rurales, reflète l’unité de la foi chrétienne sur tout le territoire, ainsi que la force des traditions chrétiennes venues d’Orient. Dans cet article, nous expliquerons d’abord la signification spirituelle et chrétienne de ce style de décoration,que nous appuierons à travers des modèles dans les mosaïques trouvés en Tunisie dans leur contexte archéologique

Hertia cheirifolia y H. maroccana (Asteraceae) son dos endemismos norteafricanos que crecen, respectivamente, en Argelia y Túnez, y en Marruecos. Presentamos en este trabajo descripciones morfológicas, distribución y categorización en la lista roja de la UICN. Además, se lleva a cabo un estudio nomenclatural de Hertia maroccana de Battandier and Othonna cheirifolia de Linneo y se tipifican ambos nombres sobre especímenes conservados, respectivamente, en MPU y LINN.

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This article argues that the concept of differential inclusion, as it is generally used in studies of migration, does not fully explain precarious lives and livelihoods of migrants on the southern periphery of Europe. By centring immigration legislation as the main cause of precarious migrant livelihoods, the concept of differential inclusion implicitly assumes a homogeneous national space, into which migrants are differentially included. However, these nation states are strongly marked by geographies of uneven development. Thus, the specific location into which migrant workers are inserted is highly significant on their lives and livelihoods. Drawing on an analysis of the livelihoods of Tunisian migrants and of people of Tunisian descent in Sicily in the aftermath of the 2008 economic crisis, this article argues that – in order to explain their precariousness – it is necessary to combine an analysis of their differential inclusion into Italy with an analysis of Sicily's subordinate incorporation into Italy and Europe. By analysing the interplay between these two forms of marginalization, the article suggests that the notion of differential inclusion may be spatialised to describe both social and territorial relations of simultaneous inclusion and marginalization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study examines the impact of political transformation in Tunisia and the rise of Islamic political parties on people's perceptions toward developing the Islamic finance sector in the country. We assess the extent to which the future of Islamic finance in Tunisia could be related to political Islam or if political orientation could be detrimental to the development of the country's Islamic finance. Based on a survey distributed to 1,158 Tunisian citizens, we offer an insight into how political Islam has affected the development of Islamic finance in Tunisia. We find that: (1) political orientation does not appear to be a significant determinant of the acceptance of Islamic finance; (2) religious beliefs appear to be a significant determinant of the acceptance of Islamic finance; and (3) the future development of Islamic finance in Tunisia can be linked more precisely to the country's social transformation rather than the rise to power of Islamic political parties since the Arab Spring. Related Articles: Antwi‐Boateng, Osman. 2015. "No Spring in Africa: How Sub‐Saharan Africa has Avoided the Arab Spring Phenomenon." Politics & Policy 43 (5): 754‐784. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12129 Khodair, Amany Ahmed, Mostafa E. AboElsoud, and Mahmoud Khalifa. 2019. "The Role of Regional Media in Shaping Political Awareness of Youth: Evidence from Egypt." Politics & Policy 47 (6): 1095‐1124. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12335 Sarquís, David J. 2012. "Democratization after the Arab Spring: The Case of Egypt's Political Transition." Politics & Policy 40 (5): 871‐903. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747‐1346.2012.00381.x [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Draining galleries are water collection systems that occurs frequently in various geomorphic contexts of semi-arid environments. In this article, we study those that take advantage of subalveal waters by means of different construction techniques, mainly "cimbras" and "cimbra-zanjas". A comparison has been made between the Tunisian galleries and those of the Spanish SE that have these two characteristics: the exploitation of subsubalveal waters and surface detritic aquifers, and rainfall characteristics of semi-arid climates, specifically annual total rainfall between 300 and 400 mm. The work analyzes the environmental contexts of the selected galleries, especially geology, geomorphology, rainfall torrentiality and hydrology, as well as the constructive, functional characteristics and conservation status of the galleries. The results of the comparative analysis show that there are no significant differences between the galleries of both territories, neither in the necessary environmental conditions, nor in the constructive and functional characteristics adopted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Como parte de los estudios en curso sobre las Malvaceae de Túnez, se descubrieron poblaciones de dos especies de Hibiscus (H. rosa-sinensis y H. syriacus) y de Lagunaria patersonia en el norte de Túnez, que representan los primeros registros de la flora nacional y norteafricana. Se describen caracteres morfológicos, así como datos ecológicos y corológicos. Se proporcionan notas nomenclaturales sobre los nombres H. acerifolius (= H. syriacus), H. chinensis (= H. syriacus), H. patersonius (basiónimo de L. Patersonia) y H. rhombifolius (= H. syriacus), incluida la designación de holótipo para H. Chinensis (ilustración de van Braam Houckgeest), y designación de lectótipos para H. Acerifolius (una ilustración de Salisbury), H. Rhombifolius (ilustración de Cavanilles) y H. Patersonius (ilustración de Andrew). También se tratan otros nombres ilegítimos e inválidos (Althaea frutex, H. floridus, Ketmia syrorum, K. Arborea y K. Arborescens).

Marruecos y Túnez son los dos grandes referentes de la UE en la región MENA. Estatus explicitado en el marco de la Política Europea de Vecindad con la concesión del Estatuto Avanzado a Marruecos en 2008 y de la Asociación privilegiada a Túnez en 2012. Este reconocimiento, justificado como consecuencia del cumplimiento del Plan de Acción por parte de Marruecos y como respuesta a la revolución en el caso de Túnez, sugiere una voluntad de influencia por parte de la UE en los procesos políticos locales. Sin embargo, tras la primavera árabe, Marruecos sigue siendo referencia de resistencia autoritaria regional, mientras Túnez es presentado frecuentemente como el referente de transición política exitosa. Este artículo analiza las lógicas de la construcción del discurso democratizador de la Política Europea de Vecindad y cómo sus resultados son proyectados de manera asimétrica en los procesos políticos analizados

De entre los países afectados por el estallido revolucionario del 2011, los casos de Egipto y Túnez son especialmente interesantes por su evolución paralela en un primer momento y divergente una vez avanzado el proceso de transición. Mientras que en el caso tunecino se puede hablar de una transición exitosa, en el egipcio se ha producido una fuerte regresión autoritaria. Para poder comprender el distinto devenir de ambos países resulta imprescindible hacer referencia al contexto internacional en el que tuvo lugar. En el presente artículo se contextualizan las dinámicas domésticas tunecinas y egipcias para dar el salto del análisis nacional al internacional, ofreciendo una visión sistémica de sendos periodos transicionales para concluir que, aunque el apoyo internacional directo a la democratización no es condición sine qua non para que esta suceda, sí es imprescindible que no exista oposición a la transición por parte de la comunidad internacional para que esta se produzca.

Trapped between two diametrically opposite political currents-the Islamists on one side and the progressives on the other-tourism has been the object of both political instrumentalisation and religious stigma in Tunisia. Its unique circumstances, like a microcosmos that materialises these tensions, make it relevant, as it provides evidence of a triply problematic relationship: with the other, with oneself and with the past. It also serves to render the ambivalence that has all too often marked Tunisian society visible, given the image it portrays of Orient and Occident, of tradition and modernity, and of religion and politics. This is especially revealing in terms of the country's increasingly shaken state, especially following the 2011 revolution; a result of unrest and the actions surrounding the subsequent political transition, which is the subject of debate between those in favour of the democratic model and, insidious and creeping in the shadows, those that advocate theocracy. In light of this, I have chosen to devote this article to exposing the situation surrounding tourism in Tunisia as a result of this transition, making special emphasis on the unending ploys orchestrated by the Islamist party Ennahdha to appropriate tourism-since they cannot eradicate it-and convert it into a type of path that allows the country to open itself up to the halal market or, as I coin it in the article, the para-halal market. I will also address the attempts made by other Islamist currents to lay siege on tourism either by perpetuating terrorist attacks directed at tourists or by carrying out invasion campaigns to take over tourist areas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Ṭāhar al-Ḥaddād (1899-1935), beginner of feminism in Tunisia, was a towering figure who dedicated his best known work to describing and criticizing the edging situation women in his country lived in, while offering his own views on what had to be done to stop gender inequality. Said work, Imra’tu-nā fī l-Šarīca wa-l-muŷtamac, became a major discussion topic in the society of his time and cost him several problems with al-Zaytuna, Tunisia’s biggest religious institution, even though al-Haddad’s theories come from a clearly religious background. Throughout this article we’ll study the role of Islamic faith in his thought via the analysis of the proposals offered in his book, searching for continuity and rupture with the Islamic tradition of his time.

La laguna sur de Túnez, una laguna costera mediterránea poco profunda, se sometió a importantes trabajos de restauración durante el período 1998-2001, lo que ha llevado a cambios estructurales y funcionales de este ecosistema costero. En este trabajo se presenta un estudio integral de dinámica sedimentaria basado en datos hidrodinámicos, análisis granulométrico, mineralogía y evaluación de impacto. El proyecto de restauración, especialmente el establecimiento de la puerta de entrada de los canales de Rades y Túnez, impuso una dirección de flujo de agua este-oeste controlando la clasificación local de sedimentos. El análisis de tamaño de grano del sedimento superficial muestra que el fondo de la laguna está revestido por sedimentos finos (

Since the pioneering work by Sartori, few typologies have been created for party systems and the most recent ones have focused on one or two classification criteria, using democracies as their reference. This article proposes a typology of party systems that can be applied to both democratic and pluralist authoritarian regimes. It is based on four dimensions: competition, party system stability, number and balance between parties and polarization. To verify its validity, the typology was applied to three political regimes of Maghreb: Tunisia (defective democracy) Morocco (quasi-competitive authoritarianism) and Algeria (hegemonic authoritarianism). Its application corroborates the validity of the typology as a possible way of characterizing party systems and allowing transnational research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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