Voices from the Field
Through the eyes of local experts and actors, ConstitutionNet’s ‘Voices from the Field’ series offers a monthly look at constitution building processes as they are unfolding on the ground around the world. Contributions take the form of interviews with, and opinion pieces from, constitutional experts, lawyers, practitioners and other engaged citizens in the field for a fresh and original look at issues of importance to local populations during the drafting, adoption and implementation of constitutions.
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Voices From The Field
22 December 2022
In the World of Constitution Building in 2022
![Political protest against the draft new Constitution in Tunis on 7 July 2022 (photo credit: Yacine Mahjoub / AFP) Political protest against the draft new Constitution in Tunis on 7 July 2022 (photo credit: Yacine Mahjoub / AFP)](/sites/default/files/rsz_1rsz_1a895695_1657271699734-000-32dz9cd_0_0.jpg)
Voices From The Field
25 July 2022
The project of the President’s Constitution: Is it time to close the democratic parenthesis in Tunisia?
![President of Tunisia Kais Saied (photo credit: Muhammad Hamed / Reuters) President of Tunisia Kais Saied (photo credit: Muhammad Hamed / Reuters)](/sites/default/files/2019-09-17T000000Z_739963866_RC12E8B90D60_RTRMADP_3_TUNISIA-ELECTION%20%281%29.jpg)
Voices From The Field
29 April 2022
From "big plans" to improvisation: Where is the new Tunisian constituent process headed?
![Photo credit: Alin Andersen via unsplash Photo credit: Alin Andersen via unsplash](/sites/default/files/alin-andersen-HgZY0oYkpi8-unsplash.jpg)
Voices From The Field
22 December 2021
In the World of Constitution Building in 2021
![Tunisian President Kais Saied announcing the dismissal of the Prime Minister and suspension of parliament on 25 July 2021 (photo credit: Fethi Belaid via AFP) Tunisian President Kais Saied announcing the dismissal of the Prime Minister and suspension of parliament on 25 July 2021 (photo credit: Fethi Belaid via AFP)](/sites/default/files/President%20Saied.jpg)
Voices From The Field
30 October 2021
On the fragility of new democracies: Tunisia between constitutional order and disorder
![Tunisian head of government, Hichem Mechichi, and President Kais Saied (photo credit: DR) Tunisian head of government, Hichem Mechichi, and President Kais Saied (photo credit: DR)](/sites/default/files/Cre%CC%81dit%20Photo%20Touniss%20post.jpg)
Voices From The Field
23 March 2021
Constitutional impasse in Tunisia: the ugly side of “the most beautiful constitution in the world”
![Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed (R) and Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi (photo credit: AFP) Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed (R) and Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi (photo credit: AFP)](/sites/default/files/Tunisian%20Prime%20Minister%20Youssef%20Chahed%20%28R%29%20and%20Tunisian%20President%20Beji%20Caid%20Essebsi_AFP.jpg)
Voices From The Field
7 December 2018
The political crisis in Tunisia: Is it a consequence of the semi-presidential arrangement?
![Tunisian Female Ambassadors educated and mobilized rural women to register and vote in the local elections (photo credit: IFES) Tunisian Female Ambassadors educated and mobilized rural women to register and vote in the local elections (photo credit: IFES)](/sites/default/files/Tunisia%20Female%20Civic%20Ambassadors%20Feature_IFES.png)
Voices From The Field
1 June 2018
Local elections in Tunisia: Implementing the constitution and reinforcing the transition
![The Tunisian Flag (photo credit: Piaxabay) The Tunisian Flag (photo credit: Piaxabay)](/sites/default/files/Tunisia_Flag_Pixabay.jpg)
Voices From The Field
19 February 2018
The fourth anniversary of the Tunisian Constitution: The unfinished transformation
![Map chart showing the list of countries covered in the 2017 Voices from the Field series Map chart showing the list of countries covered in the 2017 Voices from the Field series](/sites/default/files/Countries%20covered%20in%20the%20Voices%20from%20the%20Field%20series.png)
Voices From The Field
14 December 2017
Constitution building in 2017 through the lens of ConstitutionNet’s Voices from the Field
![Demonstrators in the capital city of Tunis during the Jasmine revolution sitting on a wall (Photo credit: Christophe Ena/AP) Demonstrators in the capital city of Tunis during the Jasmine revolution sitting on a wall (Photo credit: Christophe Ena/AP)](/sites/default/files/147850-004-55582395.jpg)
Voices From The Field
27 March 2017
The law on local and regional elections: a step towards local democracy in Tunisia
![Parliament of Tunisia (photo credit: AFP) Parliament of Tunisia (photo credit: AFP)](/sites/default/files/tunisia_parliament2_feb_2016_0.jpg)
Voices From The Field
9 February 2016
The Tunisian Constitutional Court at the Center of the Political System - and Whirlwind
![Armed members of Tunisia's security forces were deployed to the beach at Sousse for a ceremony of remembrance one week after the attack (photo credit: BBC) Armed members of Tunisia's security forces were deployed to the beach at Sousse for a ceremony of remembrance one week after the attack (photo credit: BBC)](/sites/default/files/tunisia_pic_0.jpg)
Voices From The Field
29 September 2015
Security vs. Liberty? The Tunisian Democracy as a Litmus Test of the fight against Terrorism
![Le Premier Ministre Essid en audience avec le President Essebsi le 23 Janvier (EPA/STR) Le Premier Ministre Essid en audience avec le President Essebsi le 23 Janvier (EPA/STR)](/sites/default/files/tunisia-new-pm_0.jpg)
Voices From The Field
27 January 2015
La deuxième république Tunisienne et sa Constitution à l’épreuve de la réalité politique
![Tunisian President Beji Caid El-Sebsi meets the new Tunisian Prime Minister designate, Habib Essid, at the Presidential Palace, Carthage, Tunisia, on January 23, 2015. (EPA/STR) Tunisian President Beji Caid El-Sebsi meets the new Tunisian Prime Minister designate, Habib Essid, at the Presidential Palace, Carthage, Tunisia, on January 23, 2015. (EPA/STR)](/sites/default/files/tunisia-new-pm.jpg)
Voices From The Field
27 January 2015
Tunisia’s Second Republic and the Constitution in the context of the new political reality
![Le deuxieume tour de l'élection présidentielle tunisienne de 2014 aua lieu le 21 Decembre Le deuxieume tour de l'élection présidentielle tunisienne de 2014 aua lieu le 21 Decembre](/sites/default/files/tunisian-flag-large.jpg)
Voices From The Field
12 December 2014
Les élections en Tunisie:bout du tunnel de la transition?
![Tunisians will return to the polls on December 21 for the second round of presidential elections Tunisians will return to the polls on December 21 for the second round of presidential elections](/sites/default/files/tunisia_elections.jpg)
Voices From The Field
12 December 2014
Tunisia holds milestone elections but uncertainties remain
![Photo//Fethi Belaid Photo//Fethi Belaid](/sites/default/files/terror_tunisia.jpg)
Voices From The Field
1 September 2014
Tunisie : Les libertés à l’épreuve du défi sécuritaire
![Tunisian military band members perform during a symbolic funeral for soldiers killed by terrorists. Photo//Fethi Belaid Tunisian military band members perform during a symbolic funeral for soldiers killed by terrorists. Photo//Fethi Belaid](/sites/default/files/terror_tunisia_0.jpg)
Voices From The Field
29 August 2014
Keeping the constitutional promise when hell breaks loose: Tunisia’s new challenge
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Voices From The Field
25 May 2014
La loi électorale en Tunisie; ou des derniers masques qui tombent
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