Speakers

Uriel Abulof

Tel Aviv University, Cornell University

 

Uriel Abulof is an associate professor at Tel-Aviv University’s School of Political Science, Government and International Affairs.

 

Tunisia and Algeria Amidst the Arab Spring: Lived Experiences of Hope

 

Political life draws on a deceivingly obvious, forward-looking force: hope. How then can we explain that the Arab Spring’s moment of hope was ignited, literally, by Mohamed Bouazizi’s suicidal despair? This paper seeks to resolve this apparent paradox.

Sessions

Sifting the Future of the Arab Spring in Tunisia