In light of their geographical proximity and crucial strategic importance, the European Union
(EU) has long identified cooperation with the countries of the Mediterranean region a central …

Under what conditions do authoritarian states exercise control over populations abroad?
The securitization of cross-border mobility has been a common theme in examining …

This article critiques the Foucauldian approach to governance indicators. Transparency
International's (TI) Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) underestimated Tunisian corruption …

This textbook offers a systematic and up-to-date introduction to politics and society in the
Middle East. Taking a thematic approach that engages with core theory as well as a wide …

'In this outstanding contribution to scholarship on the politics of migration, Tsourapas shows
how migration policies in the Global South are shaped by power and interests. Based on …

This article engages in the debate on urban contentious politics by returning to the Tunisian
revolution. In the article, I chart movements provoked by neoliberal restructurings, and show …

The far-reaching transformations that the Arab world has witnessed since the end of the year
2010 offer us an opportunity to reflect on political change in a region where politics had …

Recent debates on societal transitions to democracy have focused their attention on the
notion of" civil society," putting great hope in its democratizing effects. This essay …

This article focuses on under-discussed external dimensions of the 2010–11 North African
uprisings. In particular, it considers European Union liberal governance—in the form of …

The removal of Ben Ali's regime in Tunisia signalled the start of the Arab Spring. The abrupt
nature of the regime change raises questions about why it happened in the way it did. This …