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  1. 1. The impact of financial intermediation on economic growth in East African Community (EAC) and North African countries

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Handelshögskolan (from 2013)

    Author : Ikraan Jeylani Hassan; Khali Mohamed; [2023]
    Keywords : EAC; North African; Financial intermediation; Economic growth; Granger causality;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the impact of financial intermediation on economic growth in two regions: the East African Community (EAC) countries (Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Uganda) and North African countries (Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia). The study analyzes the regions employing a Granger causality test and explores if financial intermediation influences economic growth. READ MORE

  3. 2. From Neutrality to Post-Neutrality? : A Case Study on Tunisia's Shift from Neutrality in the Dispute of Western Sahara

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Santeri Rönty; [2023]
    Keywords : Tunisia; Maghreb; Foreign Policy; Neutrality; Western Sahara; Role Theory; Constructivism;

    Abstract : This thesis seeks to investigate the shifting role of the Republic of Tunisia in the North African region of Maghreb, where Tunisia has maintained its neutrality in the dispute of Western Sahara. Lately, however, Tunisia’s foreign policy manoeuvres have demonstrated a shift from its neutrality to post-neutrality. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Interplay between Sharia and Gender Equality : A Comparative Study of Women’s Rights in Divorce Regulations in Iraq and Tunisia

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Saba Abdali; [2023]
    Keywords : Iraq; Tunisia; divorce; human rights; women s rights; Sharia; gender equality; Islam; Irak; Tunisien; skilsmässa; islam; sharia; jämställdhet;

    Abstract : In the Middle East and North Africa region, many family laws are based on Sharia principles, where different interpretations of Sharia result in varying implications for human rights. This study explores the impact of divorce regulations in the personal status laws of Iraq and Tunisia on women’s rights. READ MORE

  5. 4. Political Islam and Democratic Transition in the Middle East and North Africa: The Puzzle of Contradictory Trajectories in Egypt and Tunisia : A Comparative Analysis of the Ennahda Movement and the Muslim Brotherhood

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Ali Al Mohammad; [2023]
    Keywords : Middle East and North Africa; Democratic Transition; Ennahda Movement; Muslim Brotherhood; Tunisia; Egypt;

    Abstract : The theme of this research paper is political Islam and democratic transition in the MENA. The study is delimited to the Ennahda Movement and the Muslim Brotherhood as two prominent political Islamist movements, focusing specifically on their experiences during the democratic transition period. READ MORE

  6. 5. "We are not leaving." Tunisian civil society organisations in the context of democratic backsliding.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Linnea Bernö; [2023]
    Keywords : democratic backsliding; civil society; civil society organisations; Tunisia; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Recent decades have seen the emergence of a global trend of democratic backsliding, in which authoritarianism is gaining traction, leading to a weakening of democratic practices, institutions, governance, and norms. Interestingly, this trend is noticeable in Tunisia, which just over a decade ago experienced a political revolution and began a democratisation process in which civil society played a central role. READ MORE