Larbi Sadiki

Larbi Sadiki is Editor of Routledge Series for Middle East Democratization and Government and Editor-in-Chief of the new Brill journal Protest . He is Professor of Arab Democratization at Qatar University.

Tunisia’s presidential power-grab is a test for its democracy

President Saied’s ‘constitutional coup’ on 25 July was a dark day for Tunisian and Arab democratization

By Layla Saleh and Larbi Sadiki

/ 28 Jul 2021

Tunisia’s presidential power-grab is a test for its democracy

Tunisia’s revolution under siege: When the IMF calls the shots

The nation’s young democracy is already at a critical junction. What comes next?

By Larbi Sadiki

/ 31 Mar 2021

Tunisia’s revolution under siege: When the IMF calls the shots

For Tunisian protesters, democracy is not enough

If youth grievances continue to fester in the country’s marginalized regions, any captivation with a hard won democracy that is left may fade.

By Larbi Sadiki

/ 8 Jul 2020

For Tunisian protesters, democracy is not enough

The Arab world between a formidable virus and a repressive state

What does the coronavirus pandemic spell for democracy in the Arab world?

By Layla Saleh and Larbi Sadiki

/ 6 Apr 2020

The Arab world between a formidable virus and a repressive state