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Advancing Energy Transition While on the Road to Democracy: Tunisia's Double Challenge
[working paper]
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Forschungsinstitut der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik e.V.
Abstract In countries undergoing a fragile political transition under dire economic conditions such as Tunisia, an energy transition toward equitable and sustainable development is an intricate undertaking. The energy transition in Tunisia, which was first initiated in 2009 and reviewed in 2012, has been tac... view more
In countries undergoing a fragile political transition under dire economic conditions such as Tunisia, an energy transition toward equitable and sustainable development is an intricate undertaking. The energy transition in Tunisia, which was first initiated in 2009 and reviewed in 2012, has been tackled from a largely techno-economic prism which underemphasizes the transition’s significant socio-political dimension in the post-revolution context. As the country sets to move forward with its democratization process, the energy transition should ideally push in the same political direction and adopt both participatory and inclusionary approaches that go hand in hand with technological and market-led solutions.... view less
Keywords
democratization; energy policy; renewable energy; political change; sustainable development; political integration; political participation; formulation of political objectives; policy on technology; market orientation; Tunisia; Arab countries; developing country; North Africa
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Ecology, Environment
Method
applied research; descriptive study; documentation
Document language
English
Publication Year
2018
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
4 p.
Series
DGAP kompakt, 2
ISSN
2198-5936
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0