War on terror : Tunisia's counterterrorism strategy

Abstract

About 8 years ago and during the revolution in Tunisia, I witnessed drastic change in the society mainly in relation to religion in public sphere from radicalism to counterradicalism. So, I’ve always wanted to understand and research counterterrorism strategies of the Tunisian government and its allies. Many actors were involved in the process of de-radicalization in Tunisia; western countries and international civil society, and this allowed the birth of many local civil societies and non-governmental organizations. As this activism is new in Tunisia, it needed to be investigated carefully in relation to fighting terrorism. Albeit there were numerous studies on the topic, there was no single paper that researched de-radicalization process in Tunisia theoretically. For that reason, this paper applied de-radicalization theory to understand and evaluate its impact in Tunisia. Through historical research method, this document attempted to recapture and collect events in the past in order to give significance to history.