Graduation Year

2024

Document Type

Open Access Senior Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts

Department

Politics and International Relations

Second Department

Sociology

Reader 1

Sumita Pahwa

Reader 2

Lynn Rapaport

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Abstract

To acknowledge the role of women and their rights in Tunisian society, the 2011 Tunisian Revolution offers a case study for the multi-faceted dimensions of political movements that affect civil society. With the understanding that women exercised political agency differently and were affected by the changing political opportunity structure, this study aims to address the following questions: how did women navigate their female gender identity and political interests during the 2011 Tunisian Revolution? How did gender identity affect female participation during the Revolution? How did the Revolution prompt activism among women? How did the intersection of various identities contribute to their motivations to participate? To do so, I conduct a study through survey data with the Arab Barometer and interviews with Tunisian women to explore their perspectives on the Revolution and the examination of their political interests within their participation. I used five Arab Barometer survey data sets and interviewed five women. While the existing literature analyzes women in the Revolution generally, very few studies have focused on women’s participation regarding their political concerns through the context of their legal rights with the Code of Personal Status (CPS). Ultimately, the paper concludes that the Revolution provided a shift in mobilization and solidified gender rights for Tunisian women.

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