Defense Against Small Parties: Electoral Reforms and their Impact on Tunisia's Electoral System since the Arab Spring

After the Arab uprisings, Tunisia would emerge as the only Arab democracy. President Kais Saied’s July 2021 coup has, however, led to the autocratisation of the state. This GIGA Focus traces Saied’s base of support, his strategies, and rhetoric, as well as their implications for Tunisia’s future.

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.

Over recent weeks, Western pundits have been quick to claim recent events in Tunisia are evidence of a ‘failed democracy experiment’. But Hager Ali and Ameni Mehrez argue that the protests are more a testament to democratic resilience than failure.

ECPR Joint Sessions 2024, Leuphana University, Lüneburg Hager Ali (Speaker)

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

In this book chapter, Matthijs Bogaards (Central European University) and Hager Ali (GIGA) review the literature on factionalism and factions in political parties as well as other organizations.

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.

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.

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?

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

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.

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

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

ECPR General Conference 2023, Charles University, Prague Organisers: European Consortium for Political Research Hager Ali (Speaker)

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.

ECPR General Conference 2023, Charles University, Prague Organisers: European Consortium for Political Research Hager Ali (Speaker)

Hager Ali presents her paper "Autocracies with Adjectives: The Need for Better Classifications of Autocratic Regimes" at the ECPR General Conference 2023 in Prague. The presentation is part of the panel "Classifying Contemporary Authoritarian and Hybrid Regimes: Old Questions, New Data, and Salvaged Concepts", co-chaired by her.

After the Arab uprisings, Tunisia would emerge as the only Arab democracy. President Kais Saied’s July 2021 coup has, however, led to the autocratisation of the state. This GIGA Focus traces Saied’s base of support, his strategies, and rhetoric, as well as their implications for Tunisia’s future.

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.

Over recent weeks, Western pundits have been quick to claim recent events in Tunisia are evidence of a ‘failed democracy experiment’. But Hager Ali and Ameni Mehrez argue that the protests are more a testament to democratic resilience than failure.