Keywords
Primavera árabe, Gobernanza no liberal, Túnez, Política exterior china, Realismo, Arab spring, Non-liberal statecraft, Tunisia, Chinese foreign policy, Realism
From Tunisia to Africa: non-liberal statecraft and China’s strategic turn
Abstract
Este artículo explora las dinámicas de desliberalización en Túnez tras la Primavera Árabe, destacando cómo el desmantelamiento de las reformas liberales ha reconfigurado transformaciones más amplias de los sistemas políticos africanos postsocialistas. Este cambio ha favorecido un entorno político más receptivo a paradigmas no liberales de gobernanza y relaciones exteriores. Los autores sostienen que la evolución política tunecina refleja una adaptación estratégica a las presiones regionales y globales, más que una transición democrática lineal. En este contexto, China ha recalibrado su política exterior hacia Túnez, pasando de un enfoque discreto y centrado en la economía a una posición diplomática más firme. Mediante un análisis cualitativo y entrevistas semiestructuradas, el estudio examina la relación entre desliberalización interna, mayor presencia china y transformación del orden regional.
This article explores the dynamics of deliberalisation in Tunisia after the Arab Spring, emphasizing how the dismantling of liberal reforms has reshaped broader transformations of post-socialist African polities. This shift has fostered a political environment that is more receptive to non-liberal paradigms of governance and external engagement. In this sense, we argue that Tunisia’s political evolution reflects a strategic adaptation to regional and global pressure rather than a linear democratic transition. Within this reconfigured order, the People’s Republic of China has recalibrated its foreign policy towards Tunisia. Moving beyond a low-profile, economy-centred approach, China has adopted a more assertive diplomatic position, expanding strategic partnerships and leveraging Tunisia’s post-liberal trajectory to increase its influence in the region.
This article explores the dynamics of deliberalisation in Tunisia after the Arab Spring, emphasizing how the dismantling of liberal reforms has reshaped broader transformations of post-socialist African polities. This shift has fostered a political environment that is more receptive to non-liberal paradigms of governance and external engagement. In this sense, we argue that Tunisia’s political evolution reflects a strategic adaptation to regional and global pressure rather than a linear democratic transition. Within this reconfigured order, the People’s Republic of China has recalibrated its foreign policy towards Tunisia. Moving beyond a low-profile, economy-centred approach, China has adopted a more assertive diplomatic position, expanding strategic partnerships and leveraging Tunisia’s post-liberal trajectory to increase its influence in the region.
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