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Lords In Focus by Samuel White. It was first published on Tuesday, 27 October 2015. It was last updated on Tuesday, 27 October 2015.


Tunisia’s Nobel Peace Prize

On 9 October 2015, Tunisia’s National Dialogue Quartet was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Formed in the wake of the ‘jasmine revolution’ in the country, the National Dialogue Quartet helped secure Tunisia’s transition to democracy, including the ratification of a new constitution. This paper examines those developments and what arguably were the reasons for the Quartet’s success, as well as the future challenges still facing the country.

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Type
Research briefing
Reference
LIF-2015-0038 
Category
Lords In Focus - Topical
Subjects
Constitutions Democracy Political parties Tunisia Nobel prize
Published by
House of Lords Library
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