Inequality and Mobility : Capabilities and Aspirations in Post-Revolutionary Tunisia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gertel, Jörg.

Contributor:

Grüneisl, Katharina.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bielefeld : transcript Verlag, 2025.

Language Note:

In English.

Biography/History:

Gertel Jörg : Jörg Gertel ist Professor für Arabistik und Wirtschaftsgeographie an der Universität Leipzig. Seine Ausbildung brachte ihn an die Universitäten von Damaskus, Kairo und Khartoum. Er lehrte und forschte zudem an der Universität Freiburg sowie mehrfach in Seattle und Auckland. Im Zentrum seiner Forschung stehen der weitere Mittelmeerraum und Fragen zur Nahrungssicherheit, Mobilitäts- und Marktdynamik sowie der Situation von Jugendlichen und jungen Erwachsenen.

Summary:

After the Arab Revolutions in 2011, Tunisia became a symbol of freedom and justice and thus the hope of an entire region.Now, the picture has been reversed: Political freedoms are being curtailed and the economy is in disarray, especially after the pandemic and the war in Ukraine.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Imagining Futures / Jörg Gertel, Katharina Grüneisl

Inequalities. Resource Struggles in Diverse Economies

Introduction / Myriam Amri

Asymmetric Economies and 'Informal' Work / Jörg Gertel, Enrica Audano

Tunisian Women in the Labour Market / Thouraya Garraoui

A Political Economy of Borderscapes / Myriam Amri

Fuel Smuggling From Libya via the Border Town of Ben Gardane / Fathi Shâfi'i

A 'Clean' President / Jamie Furniss, Maha Bouhlel

Barbéchas - Waste Collectors / Hanen Chebbi

Self-Governance / André Weißenfels

Mobilities. Aspirations for a Dignified Life

Introduction / Ann-Christin Zuntz

Shattered Trust / David Kreuer, Jörg Gertel

Coping with Disparities / Hatem Kahloun, Johannes Frische

Daily Mobilities / Souhir Bouzid

The Dream of Integration / Olfa Ben Medien

Municipalities and Migration Governance / Hiba Sha'ath

'Too many Africans' / Shreya Parikh

Working Lives / Ann-Christin Zuntz, Asma Ben Hadj Hassen, Marwen Bouneb

The Trap of 'Voluntary Return' / Wael Garnaoui

Epilogue: Mobility and Racism in Sfax and Beyond / Khaoula Matri, Ann-Christin Zuntz

Appendix

References

Acknowledgements

About the Authors

Notes:

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Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

3-8394-6745-4

OCLC:

1537952404

Publisher Number:

10.14361/9783839467459