Status:

Completed

Date:

2014-2015

Overview:

Officials’ interaction with citizens at the local level and the provision of basic services can shape how citizens see the state and their trust in public officials.

It is thus not surprising that Tunisia has debated and passed new laws governing local government in the aftermath of the 2011 revolution. Yet, little is known of the nature of local governance in Tunisia, the capacity and practices of local governments, the variation in the provision of basic services across the country.

The project Governance and Service Delivery in Post-Revolutionary Tunisia (LGPI 2015 Tunisia) shed light on these questions. The first stage was the implementation of the Local Governance Performance Index (LGPI) in 18 municipalities, including three in each of six governorates. The goal of the project was to extend this assessment to all 24 governorates in Tunisia, and to complement the survey data with studies of municipalities and health facilities in these same municipalities. Taken together, this project provided a comprehensive picture of the successes and challenges facing different municipalities, thus helping citizens, government officials, and development specialists to pinpoint needs, direct efforts and resources appropriately, and measure progress.

Publications:

Benstead, Lindsay. (2019). "Do Female Local Councilors Improve Women’s Representation?" Governance and Local Development Institute Working Paper Series No. 25, University of Gothenburg, Available At: http://gld.gu.se/media/1593/gld-wp25-final.pdf

Benstead, Lindsay J. (2019) “In Tunisia, more women in office can make all the difference.” The Washington Post Monkey Cage, July 6. Available at: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/07/06/tunisia-more-women-office-can-make-all-difference/?utm_campaign=buffer&utm_content=buffer833dd&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_term=.a5930df50c95.

Benstead, Lindsay J., Kristen Kao, Pierre F. Landry, Ellen M. Lust, and Dhafer Malouche. (2017). “Using Tablet Computers to Implement Surveys in Challenging Environments.” Survey Practice, 10:2, 1-9. Available here. 

Benstead, Lindsay; Kao, Kristen; Landry, Pierre F.; Lust, Ellen; and Malouche, Dhafer. (2015). "Use of Tablet Computers to Implement the Local Governance Process Indicators (LGPI) in Tunisia." Governance and Local Development Institute Working Paper Series No. 06, University of Gothenburg, Available At: http://gld.gu.se/media/1014/wp6-new-full.pdf 

Clark, Janine A.; Dalmasso, Emanuela;  & Lust, Ellen. (2019). “Not the only game in towns: explaining changes in municipal councils in post-revolutionary Tunisia” Democratization, 1-20

Governance and Local Development Institute. (2015). "The Tunisian Local Governance Performance Index: Selected Findings on Education, Series 2015:1." University of Gothenburg and Yale University, Available At: http://gld.gu.se/media/1108/report-education_eng.pdf

Governance and Local Development Institute. (2016). "The Tunisian LGPI: Selected Findings on Gender, Series 2016:2." University of Gothenburg and Yale University, Available At: http://gld.gu.se/media/1173/tunisia-gender-final.pdf

Governance and Local Development Institute. (2017). The Tunisian LGPI: Selected Findings on Health, Series 2017:3." University of Gothenburg and Yale University, Available At: http://gld.gu.se/media/1253/tunisia-lgpi-health-report.pdf

Governance and Local Development Institute. (2016). The Tunisian LGPI: Selected Findings on Political Participation, Series 2016:3." University of Gothenburg and Yale University, Available At: http://gld.gu.se/media/1150/tunisia-political-participation-report.pdf

Dataset Citation:

Lust, Ellen; Landry, Pierre F.; Benstead, Lindsay J.; and Malouche, Dhafer. “The Tunisian Local Governance Performance Index.” Governance and Local Development Institute, Yale University: 2015. Available here.