National Dialogue in Tunisia

This report is the final product of an investigation conducted as part of a partnership project about the National Dialogue in Tunisia, between the Tunisian Association of Political Studies (ATEP) and the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), an independent institution created by the US Congress.

This field investigation was launched in November 2014 and completed in July 2015, it took place over eight months, has collected first-hand information from stakeholders involved in the national dialogue, conducted 26 interviews with leaders and representatives of political parties, representatives of the Quartet, the mediators of dialogue (UGTT, UTICA, ONAT and LTDH) and figures from the political area who participated in the National Dialogue or have observed it from outside. These data were enhanced by the results of four Focus groups, held in Tunis, Bizerte, Sfax and Douz, designed to gather information on the perceptions of the National Dialogue from a small sample (32 people) of Tunisian opinion in different regions of the country, North and South.

With the collaboration of:

• Maryam Ben Salem
• Khaled Mejri
• Moez Charffedine
• Belhassen Ennouri
• Monia Zgarni