Factionalism

Even though media coverage of migration has dropped considerably since Israel's war in Gaza, thousands of migrants have continued trying to reach Europe via the Mediterranean Sea.

In this article, Hager Ali (GIGA), Salah Ben Hammou, and Jonathan Powell (University of Central Florida) investigate how armies re-entrench their power after thwarting democratic transitions.

Tunisia’s politial system suffers from problems with governability and proportionality. Electoral reforms were undertaken in 2014, 2017, and 2019, but they were unable to diffuse either of these issues. This paper analyses who stands to gain from previous electoral reform, and why they failed to improve governability and proportionality.

Dresden Forum for International Politics 2024, Dresden Organisation: SEF Stiftung Entwicklung und Frieden Hager Ali (Vortragende:r)

This panel explores conflict resolution in a multipolar world. GIGA Researcher Hager Ali gave a talk about how the rise of authoritarian governance and military coups impacts peace negotiations in intra-state conflicts.

ECPR Joint Sessions 2024, Leuphana University, Lüneburg Hager Ali (Vortragende:r)

To investigate how both military and civilian autocratic rulers regulate their armed forces, this paper introduces a new dataset.

Armed Forces and Society Biennal International Conference, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Reston, Virginia Organisation: Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society Hager Ali (Vortragende:r)

This paper introduces a new database on the regulation of Executive Power, Political Systems and Armed Forces in Constitutional Legislation.

Armed Forces and Society Biennal International Conference, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Reston, Virginia Organisation: Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society Hager Ali (Vortragende:r)

This article outlines the range of roles militaries play in authoritarian regimes, and how they have been studied in authoritarianism research and civil-military studies.

ECPR General Conference 2023, Charles University, Prague Organisation: European Consortium for Political Research Hager Ali (Vortragende:r)

There is consensus in existing research that constitutional and electoral reforms are an important tool in opening or restricting democratic systems by changing the parameters of electoral competition.

La Tunisie est devenu un important pays de départ vers l'Europe. Les migrants subsahariens y devenus les boucs émissaires des problèmes économiques du pays.

O número de migrantes da Tunísia para a Europa duplicou este ano, tal como o número de pessoas intercetadas. Qual o impacto do pacto de migração da UE e como poderá afetar as chances de reeleição do Presidente Saied?

The number of migrants from Tunisia to Europe doubled this year, as did the number of intercepts. What impact is the so-called EU migration deal having, and how might it affect President Saied's chances of reelection?

La Tunisie est devenu un important pays de départ vers l'Europe. Les migrants subsahariens y devenus les boucs émissaires des problèmes économiques du pays.

Even though media coverage of migration has dropped considerably since Israel's war in Gaza, thousands of migrants have continued trying to reach Europe via the Mediterranean Sea.

In this article, Hager Ali (GIGA), Salah Ben Hammou, and Jonathan Powell (University of Central Florida) investigate how armies re-entrench their power after thwarting democratic transitions.

Tunisia’s politial system suffers from problems with governability and proportionality. Electoral reforms were undertaken in 2014, 2017, and 2019, but they were unable to diffuse either of these issues. This paper analyses who stands to gain from previous electoral reform, and why they failed to improve governability and proportionality.