🇹🇳The Right to Rave: The Development of Youth Activism in Tunisia 🇹🇳 .
The Jasmine Revolution took place in Tunisia in January of 2011. It led to the democratization of the country and to open elections. How? Matt Gordner is a PhD Candidate at the University of Toronto, who is doing research in Tunis about the impacts of youth-led activism in Tunisia. In this podcast he explains that activism is no accident, and that it is not just about public protests. Activists build and share skills, tactics, and innovations to pressure governments for change. In the case of Tunisia, some very interesting developments are underway - ones that encourage further exploration by students, scholars, and other activists. Matt Gordner has written a number of encyclopedia articles on social movements in Tunisia: the Union for Unemployed Graduates, Wein al-Petrol (“Where is the Oil), Manich Msemah (“We Will Not Forgive”), and Fech Nestanaou (“What are We Waiting For”), among others. His doctoral research has been supported by a Pierre Elliot Trudeau Foundation Scholarship, an American Political Science Middle East and North Africa Civil Society Fellowship, a Ranjit Kumar Fellowship, and a couple of POMEPS grants and awards. Matt is also an independent consultant for a number of international and Tunisian outlets where he conducts research on radicalization and de-radicalization, entrepreneurship and innovation, and democracy, human rights, and development Follow Dr. Bob on Twitter @ProfessorHuish