Book contents
- Tunisian Politics in France
- Cambridge Middle East Studies
- Tunisian Politics in France
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Notes on Translation and Transliteration
- Chronology of Key Events
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Tunisian Politics in France
- 3 Constraints and Opportunities for Long-Distance Tunisian Activism
- 4 Anti-Ben Ali Politics from Afar
- 5 Anti-Regime Struggles and Immigrant Politics
- 6 Cross-Ideological Alliances and Entre-Soi
- 7 Conclusion
- Postscript
- Bibliography
- Index
- Series page
5 - Anti-Regime Struggles and Immigrant Politics
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 October 2024
- Tunisian Politics in France
- Cambridge Middle East Studies
- Tunisian Politics in France
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Notes on Translation and Transliteration
- Chronology of Key Events
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Tunisian Politics in France
- 3 Constraints and Opportunities for Long-Distance Tunisian Activism
- 4 Anti-Ben Ali Politics from Afar
- 5 Anti-Regime Struggles and Immigrant Politics
- 6 Cross-Ideological Alliances and Entre-Soi
- 7 Conclusion
- Postscript
- Bibliography
- Index
- Series page
Summary
Tunisian leftists and Islamists were active in fighting Ben Ali’s authoritarian regime, but several of them were also at the forefront of organisations that were concerned with immigrant politics. These were as much related to the French Muslim field as they were to the working and living conditions of immigrants and the fight for social and political equality. Chapter 5 therefore explores the articulation between different types of engagement, as well as the continuity, complementarity and simultaneity of activism in the fields of immigrant and homeland politics. The chapter also looks at the tensions and dissonances that resulted from those two faces of activism. The comparison between Tunisian leftists and Islamists shows how various activists found themselves facing different rules in the field of immigrant politics and how they negotiated these rules in the face of the unequal accumulation of material and symbolic resources. The chapter shows how new perspectives should be considered in order to fully understand Tunisian politics in France, and how ideological and class dimensions sometimes superseded the pro- or anti-regime cleavages.
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- Tunisian Politics in FranceLong-Distance Activism since the 1980s, pp. 111 - 140Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024