Energy sovereignty between environmental and social justice: The cases of Egypt, Algeria, and Iraq
The Coronavirus crisis: Do current policies achieve protection for all? Egypt, Lebanon, Tunisia
COVID-19 pandemic: Does the mainstream public policies system achieve protection for all?
Executive summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has put the world in front of many challenges regarding public policies and state responses to the spread of the pandemic. This as well has led to raising multiple concerns concerning fair and equitable public service provision and the process of doing that with accordance to social justice values. This paper examines the three cases of Egypt, Tunisia and Lebanon, in public policies and state responses in facing the pandemic. It attempts to test the ability of countries in the region to provide services at times of crises. This is done through analyzing public policymaking…
Local elections in Tunisia: Reorder of the political scene:
Nissaf Brahmi The local elections in Tunisia, which began on April 29 for security and military personnel – which is a precedent in the country – and on 6th May 2018 for the general civilian voters is the first municipal elections since the 2011 revolution, and the first free and fair local elections in the country’s history. Despite a low turnout of 35.6 percent (compared to the 69 percent turnout in the 2014 legislative elections), the results of Tunisia’s May 6 municipal elections were positive overall. Women were elected to represent 47 percent of the municipal council seats, youth under 35 years old won 37.57 percent of…