From Street Protests to Building Democracy: Lessons From the Tunisian Experience

Working with political theorist Jonny Benson, Omezzine has been looking back over her experiences in the politics of her native Tunisia - first as an activist in the Tunisian Revolution, and then as a politician in the aftermath. Their aim? To reflect on the role democratic innovations such as citizens’ assemblies might have played, and draw out lessons that could help the world. Jon takes the role of interviewer to see what they’ve found.

Chapters

• (00:00:01) - How to Save Democracy
• (00:00:59) - Omazin: The role of citizens in the Tunisian
• (00:06:36) - Tunisia's democratic backsliding
• (00:10:02) - Tunisia's disillusionment with democracy
• (00:13:01) - Tunisia's democratic backsliding
• (00:16:21) - The case study of national tax reform
• (00:18:46) - The role of the advisor in the Tunisian government
• (00:21:16) - Democratic Innovation in the Tunisian Transition
• (00:29:56) - The trade off between transparency and privacy in democratic innovation
• (00:34:06) - The Future of Democracy in Tunisia
• (00:38:04) - How to Save Democracy