Dr. Maria Josua

Organiser: Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom Dr. Maria Josua (Consultant)

At a virtual lunch talk, Maria Josua discussed with IMES associate Kressen Thyen and the head of the Naumann foundation's Tunis office Alexander Knipperts how and why the political situation in Tunisia has evolved since the Arab uprisings. They reflected on options to strengthen civil society during the current phase of autocratization.

Offene Sektionstagung der Sektion Internationale Beziehungen der DVPW, Zeppelin University, Friedrichshafen Organisers: Sektion "Internationale Beziehungen", DVPW Dr. Maria Josua (Organiser)

Maria Josua and Julia Gurol jointly organised and chaired a panel on "How Authoritarian Narratives Travel: Exploring Senders and Audiences at Home and Abroad" at the IR Section Conference of the German Political Science Foundation in Friedrichshafen.

Communicating Repression: Studying Official Framing and Its Perception in Autocracies, GIGA, Hamburg Organisers: German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) Dr. Maria Josua (Organiser)

On 9–10 June 2022, a research workshop brought together scholars working on the nexus of legitimation, protest, and repression in autocracies. The workshop was held in the context of the DFG-funded research project “Justifying Repression in Authoritarian Regimes of the Arab World: Official Framing and Target Audiences."

This article investigates the communication of everyday repression in autocracies. It analyzes data from the novel "Justifications of Repressive Incidents in Morocco and Tunisia Dataset (JuRI)" covering human rights violations and judicial repression in the years 2000-2010.

This novel event dataset contains information on 439 repressive incidents in Morocco and Tunisia from 2000-2010. It disaggregates various dimensions of repression and its justification. The JuRI dataset is based on a compilation of publicly available human rights reports.

https://doi.org/10.7802/2438

The article highlights the recent increase in repression in Algeria. Dr. Maria Josua classifies arbitrary court sentences against human rights activists.

Workshops on Middle East Politics: Media, Information and Digitization, University of Tübingen, Tübingen Organisers: University of Tübingen Dr. Maria Josua (Panelist)

Maria Josua participated in the Workshops on Middle East Politics in Tübingen with an input on "Media responsibility vis-à-vis autocratic discourse and disinformation in the digital age" on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the CMEPS Master Program of The American University in Cairo and the University of Tübingen.

Organiser: Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom Dr. Maria Josua (Consultant)

At a virtual lunch talk, Maria Josua discussed with IMES associate Kressen Thyen and the head of the Naumann foundation's Tunis office Alexander Knipperts how and why the political situation in Tunisia has evolved since the Arab uprisings. They reflected on options to strengthen civil society during the current phase of autocratization.

Offene Sektionstagung der Sektion Internationale Beziehungen der DVPW, Zeppelin University, Friedrichshafen Organisers: Sektion "Internationale Beziehungen", DVPW Dr. Maria Josua (Organiser)

Maria Josua and Julia Gurol jointly organised and chaired a panel on "How Authoritarian Narratives Travel: Exploring Senders and Audiences at Home and Abroad" at the IR Section Conference of the German Political Science Foundation in Friedrichshafen.

Communicating Repression: Studying Official Framing and Its Perception in Autocracies, GIGA, Hamburg Organisers: German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) Dr. Maria Josua (Organiser)

On 9–10 June 2022, a research workshop brought together scholars working on the nexus of legitimation, protest, and repression in autocracies. The workshop was held in the context of the DFG-funded research project “Justifying Repression in Authoritarian Regimes of the Arab World: Official Framing and Target Audiences."