Inequality and Mobility (Paperback)

Jorg Gertel

ISBN 10: 3837667456 / ISBN 13: 9783837667455

Published by Transcript Verlag, 2025

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Paperback. After the Arab Revolutions in 2011, Tunisia became a symbol of freedom and justice and thus the hope of an entire region. Now, the picture has been reversed: Political freedoms are being curtailed and the economy is in disarray, especially after the pandemic and the war in Ukraine. In the face of expanding inequality, resentment and attacks against Others fall on fertile ground. More than ever, mobility becomes contested - shaping spatial movements, social positions and discourses of the self - while young people, in particular, desire to leave the country. The contributors to this volume investigate the meaning of capabilities and aspirations to comprehend the histories of their erosion, but also to reveal alternative ways of imagining futures. An investigation of the capabilities and aspirations in contemporary Tunisia to comprehend their histories of erosion, but also to reveal new perspectives towards alternative futures. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Inequality and Mobility (Paperback)
• Publisher: Transcript Verlag
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3837667456
• ISBN 13: 9783837667455
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

After the Arab Revolutions in 2011, Tunisia became a symbol of freedom and justice and thus the hope of an entire region. Now, the picture has been reversed: Political freedoms are being curtailed and the economy is in disarray, especially after the pandemic and the war in Ukraine. In the face of expanding inequality, resentment and attacks against ›Others‹ fall on fertile ground. More than ever, mobility becomes contested – shaping spatial movements, social positions and discourses of the self – while young people, in particular, desire to leave the country. The contributors to this volume investigate the meaning of capabilities and aspirations to comprehend the histories of their erosion, but also to reveal alternative ways of imagining futures.

About the Authors

Jörg Gertel ist Professor für Arabistik und Wirtschaftsgeographie an der Universität Leipzig. Seine Ausbildung brachte ihn an die Universitäten von Damaskus, Kairo und Khartoum. Er lehrte und forschte zudem an der Universität Freiburg sowie mehrfach in Seattle und Auckland. Im Zentrum seiner Forschung stehen der weitere Mittelmeerraum und Fragen zur Nahrungssicherheit, Mobilitäts- und Marktdynamik sowie der Situation von Jugendlichen und jungen Erwachsenen.

Katharina Grüneisl (Dr.) is a postdoctoral research fellow in Geography at the University of Nottingham. Her current research examines gendered relations of work in Jordan's industrial zones for export-oriented garment manufacturing. She completed a PhD in Human Geography at Durham University in 2021 and has since held postdoctoral positions at Universität Leipzig and the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris. Her dissertation project examines urban change through the lens of the used clothing economy in Tunisia's capital city.