Vol. 8 No. 032 (2020): Issue 032

غلاف العدد 32 من دورية عمران

Issue 32 of Omran for Social Sciences and Humanities (Spring 2020) includes the following studies and articles: “Social individualism in the context of the Tunisian revolution” (Mouldi Lahmar); “Individual Freedoms and Equality in Tunisia between the Pacte Fondamental De 1857 and Human Rights Texts” (Salwa Hamrouny); “Social Change and Individual Freedoms for Tunisian Youth: What is the Relationship?” (Imed Melliti); “Individualisation in Tunisia: Between Societal Dynamics and the Modern Elitist Project” (Abdellatif Hermassi); “Beyond Religion and Secularism: Gender Equality in the Inheritance Debate in Tunisia and the Formation of the Non-Authoritarian Reasoning” (Sari Hanafi, Azzam Tomeh); “The Emergence of the Individual in Tunisia: Characteristics and Problems” (Raoudha Elguedri); “Questions posed by Individualism in Arab Societies: the cognitive, social and historical junctures and uncertainty” (Mouldi Lahmar); “A Critical Reading into the Ideological Foundations of Individualism and Its Stakes in Arab Societies” (Abdelhamid Abidi); “Hegemonic Masculinity: Rethinking the Concept‏” (R.W. Connell, James W. Messerschmidt); “Tunisian Salafi Youth: A Sociological Study in the City of Sidi Ali Ben Aoun” (Sofia Hnezla); “The Protest Movements in Morocco and the Dynamic of Continuous Change” (Mohammed Bentalha); “The Infinite Desire for Growth” (Otmane Atmania).

Published: 2020-04-01

Special Dossier

  • Social individualism in the context of the Tunisian revolution

    Author: Mouldi Lahmar (Author)
    7-9

    يتضمّن العدد خمس أوراق وتعقيبًا تأليفيًا نقديًا. خُصصت الورقة الأولى لبحث سلوى الحمروني الذي تتبعت فيه المسار التشريعي الذي عرفته تونس في مجال الحقوق والحريات الفردية منذ منتصف القرن التاسع عشر....

  • Individual Freedoms and Equality in Tunisia between the Pacte Fondamental De 1857 and Human Rights Texts

    Author: Salwa Hamrouny (Author)
    13-26

    Based on the 2017-18 project by the Individual Freedoms and Equality Committee in Tunisia, this research traces the subsequent legislative trajectory followed by Tunisia since the mid-nineteenth...

  • Social Change and Individual Freedoms for Tunisian Youth: What is the Relationship?

    Author: Imed Melliti (Author)
    27-39

    This study monitors the diverse manifestations of individual freedom among the Tunisian youth, based on the results of both desk and field research. These manifestations can be dealt with from...

  • Individualisation in Tunisia: Between Societal Dynamics and the Modern Elitist Project

    Author: Abdellatif Hermassi (Author)
    41-69

    This study examines levels of social individualisation in Tunisia, the extent to which it is expressed by social movements and individualist initiatives supporting the expansion of rights and...

  • Beyond Religion and Secularism: Gender Equality in the Inheritance Debate in Tunisia and the Formation of the Non-Authoritarian Reasoning

    Author: Sari Hanafi, Azzam Tomeh (Author)
    71-94

    This study presents the ongoing debate in Tunisia about inheritance equality between males and females, and examines the arguments used by both proponents and opponents of the new draft law. It...

  • The Emergence of the Individual in Tunisia: Characteristics and Problems

    Author: Raoudha Elguedri (Author)
    95-111

    Is it possible to talk about “the individual” in the Maghrebi and, specifically, Tunisian context? The study demonstrates that it is possible, provided that closed definitions of the individual,...

  • Questions posed by Individualism in Arab Societies: the cognitive, social and historical junctures and uncertainty

    Author: Mouldi Lahmar (Author)
    113-120

    This paper explores all the questions addressed by the papers presented at the symposium “Individual Freedoms and Social Individuality in Arab Societies”, discussing their proposals and results....

Discussions

  • A Critical Reading into the Ideological Foundations of Individualism and Its Stakes in Arab Societies

    Author: Abdelhamid Abidi (Author)
    123-138

    Individualism is a narrative in human history to understand the experiences of nations and upon which attitudes and judgments are built. This article presents the ideological structure, theories...

Translation

  • Hegemonic Masculinity: Rethinking the Concept‏

    Author: R.W. Connell, James W. Messerschmidt (Author)
    141-182

    The concept of hegemonic masculinity has influenced gender studies across many academic fields but has also attracted serious criticism. The authors trace the origin of the concept in a...

Book Reviews

  • Tunisian Salafi Youth: A Sociological Study in the City of Sidi Ali Ben Aoun

    Author: Sofia Hnezla (Author)
    185-194

    This book aims to answer a group of specific questions realted to what the author has named 'cultural identity of Salafi youth', and the reasons behind their involvement in Salafi thoughts and...

  • The Protest Movements in Morocco and the Dynamic of Continuous Change

    Author: Mohammed Bentalha (Author)
    195-204

    Author: Habib Astati Zeineddine. Title: The Protest Movements in Morocco and the Dynamic of Continuous Change. Publisher: Doha/Beirut: Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies. Date of...

  • The Infinite Desire for Growth

    Author: Otmane Atmania (Author)
    205-212

    Author: Daniel Cohen. Title: The Infinite Desire For Growth Publisher: Princeton University Press. Date of Publication: 2018. Pages: 184.