Youth between Participation and Exclusion: Urban Inequality, Informality and Precarity in Post-revolutionary Tunisia (Youth in a Globalizing World, 23)

Book info: Youth between Participation and Exclusion: Urban Inequality, Informality and Precarity in Post-revolutionary Tunisia (Youth in a Globalizing World, 23) (Hardcover, 260 pages) – Brill, 2025. Language: English.

While the role of youth in the Arab Spring is acknowledged, their living conditions remain critical. Johannes Frische offers a fresh perspective on Tunisia’s post-revolutionary transition by examining employment and income strategies in disadvantaged urban areas. He reveals a grim reality: young people face structural unemployment, informality, and precariousness. Focusing on the low-income suburb of Ettadhamen in Greater Tunis, he highlights the impact of sociospatial segregation, economic stagnation, and social marginalization. This close-up on youth's everyday life challenges the notion of youth as a simple transitional phase, instead exposing their ongoing struggle with precarity and exclusion. Editorial Reviews About the Author After studying Middle East Studies, History, and Religious Studies at the University of Leipzig, Johannes Frische earned his doctorate in Globalization Research in 2021. His scientific interests, focusing on North Africa and the Middle East, include Youth Studies, Urban Studies, Sociology, and Migration. He has undertaken several study and research visits to Tunisia, Morocco, and Syria.