ARSP Round II | Arab Reform Initiative

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  • ARSP Round II | Arab Reform Initiative

    http://www.arab-reform.net/border-security-tunisia

    Border security in Tunisia
    December 2015
    , by Eya Jrad

    Border (in) security has been a major concern throughout Tunisian history, from state building, to state consolidation, going through a transition phase that followed the Arab uprisings leading to the rise of new threats. Corruption, poorly managed borders, border officials’ discretionary and exceptional powers contribute to the existence and persistence of destabilized dynamics at the borders. This paper is an attempt to offer theoretical insights and empirical data on the state of play at the Tunisian borders. Our research focuses on the hypothesis that securitization of the borders is only a component of securing the borders.

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