DEMOS منتدى الاستدامة الديمقراطية

Join Demos-Tunisia’s October 2023 digital training courses. The course is designed for beginners in any field, especially junior university academics, banking, marketing and media cadres. By the end of the course, you will acquire analytical skills that will empower digital analysts of how to read the world digitally and intelligently whether you are analyzing social sciences data or economic information. Through the course, you will enable a step-change in your chosen career through state-of-the art digital analytics. The hands-on course is delivered in Arabic and by highly qualified specialists. The course is custom-made to respond to specific problem-solving related to digital analysis. The acquisition of practical and transferable skills and the confidence to apply them in real-life situations are among the learning outcomes of this course for young Arab professionals requiring digital analytics anywhere in the Arab world. This is an intensive 2-week course to be held in Tunis (15-29 October 2023) that is conducted on the basis of ongoing practicums and problem-solving drills.

Monastir is a popular seaside resort, between medina and sandy beaches. It is a superb holiday destination but also the city of the Ribat, an imposing medieval fortress, and a jumping-off point to visit numerous historical sites.

One of the best preserved and largest in the entire Roman empire, the amphitheatre of El Jem is a major symbol of the height of Roman Africa, which added its own particular touch to Roman culture. It is also a prime example of the best of Roman architecture, and sheds valuable light on those moments of collective madness that constituted the Roman games.

Kairouan, one of the most celebrated cities of the Islamic world, captivates visitors with the unique charm of its medina. The Great Mosque is a universal architectural masterpiece. A mandatory stop during a trip to Tunisia and a starting point to discover the impressive ancient site of Sbeïtla in the High Steppes region.

Long beaches, old stones, high palm trees… Sousse is a city ripe with seductions where entertainment and exoticism coexist harmoniously. As a major modern city, it’s one of Tunisia’s most lively coastal resorts. As a historic city, it has conserved a magnificent medina and exceptional monuments from the Middle Ages. Just a few minutes away, a tourist town with Andalusian charm has been built especially for holiday-goers, around a marina: the integrated resort of Port El Kantaoui.

Mahdia, also spelled Al-Mahdiyyah or Mahedia, town and fishing port located on Al-Sāḥil (Sahel), the coastal plain region in eastern Tunisia, about 125 miles (200 km) from Tunis. It lies on the narrow rocky peninsula of Cape Afrique🇹🇳🇹🇳

This sprawling maze of ancient streets and alleyways is one of the most impressive medieval medinas in North Africa and one of Tunisia's great treasures. It's home to numerous covered souqs selling everything from shoes to sh**ha pipes, as well as bustling cafes, back streets full of artisans at work and residential areas punctuated by grand, brightly painted doorways. Historic palaces, hammams, mosques and madrassas (schools for study of the Quran) are scattered throughout, many lavishly decorated with tiles, carved stucco and marble columns.

In Sidi Bou Said, the doors are the smiling face of the houses. Painted in bright blue or yellow, arched or rectangular, framed with carved stone, ceramic tiles or black and white marble… each has its own style. The most beautiful are decorated with large black studs expertly arranged into stars, flowers, or the shapes of cypress trees or fish. On your strolls, don’t hesitate to go off the beaten track and explore the alleyways: with each step, a new door will surprise you. Sidi Bou Said was once a favourite holiday destination for the privileged families of Tunis. Close to the sea, they lived out their elegant way of life under the protection of the tomb of Sidi Abou Said, a saint from the 13th century. Behind the walls simply whitewashed with lime sometimes veritable palaces are concealed. One of them was built by a European who fell in love with the village in 1912, the baron Rodolphe d’Erlanger; transformed into a museum, in the present day it hosts concerts. Other houses have become art galleries or guesthouses.

The summer school combines study of democratic transitions whilst analysing the 2011 revolution. For 2 weeks: 9-23 July you will acquire knowledge of how to examine democratization in the context of revolution through the prism of local knowledge. The course engages global examples from southern and Eastern Europe, Southern and Latin America, Africa, and Asia. This will maximize the comparative value.



The course will be interactive, drawing on existing and new concepts of revolution, with special reference to "critical democratization. At the end of the course, you shall:



· Gain sophisticated grasp in your analytical skills and confidence in speaking and writing about Tunisia’s democratic transition and revolution

· Interact with highly qualified Tunisian professors and international and Tunisian students

· Widen your knowledge about Tunisian history, society, and politics, and overall Arab and Islamic culture

· Meet local civil associations and academics in Tunis and go on study trips







: The course will deepen your knowledge by deploying pedagogical methods that highlight

1- Context-specific socio-political dynamics of change

2- Appreciation of postcolonial challenges

3- Interaction with local civic bodies, civil associations, academics, students, government officials and activists

4- Combining theoretical and empirical learning

5- Meeting and interacting with Tunisians to understand about transformation of polity, history, society and culture

6- Doing fieldwork to deepen understanding of democratization and revolution through study visits in Tunis and in other Tunisian cities



Accommodation for 2 weeks + tuition fees + fares for 2 study trips: $1899



University Students pay only: $1399



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