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5 - Two Tales of Decentralization

from Part III - Embattled Revolutionary Legacies (2014–2021)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 February 2023

Benoît Challand
Benoît Challand
Affiliation:
The New School, New York
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Summary

Part III of the books analyses the legacies of the 2011 “revolutions”. In these legacies, Chapter 5 identifies federalism in Yemen and an abundance of new social roles in Tunisia. Civic activism in Tunisia includes, among others: new spaces, social roles, and pushes for decentralization, with universal municipalization. The traditional prestige of the state is used to downplay the resistance of artistic creativity. In Yemen, because of deteriorating economic conditions, the democratic articulations of representations and violence are made vulnerable. The map of federal Yemen is used as an excuse for the outbreak of a civil war. Democratic pressure remains nonetheless present.

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FederalismCivil warYemenSouthern Transitory CouncilNeo-imperialismNew forms of encroachmentCultural democratic expression
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Violence and Representation in the Arab Uprisings , pp. 283 - 322
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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