Sarah Yerkes, fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and former nonresident fellow in the Center for Middle East Policy, considers the low youth participation in Tunisian politics and the implications for the country’s democracy.
Also in this episode, David Wessel, senior fellow in Economic Studies and director of the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy, provides his regular economic update.
Show Notes:
Where have all the revolutionaries gone?
Young people are staying away from Tunisian politics – here’s why
Radicalization after the Arab Spring: Lessons from Tunisia and Egypt
Reining in prescription drug prices
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PodcastTunisian youth and their politics
Sarah Yerkes and
Sarah Yerkes
Former Brookings Expert,
Fellow, Middle East Program
- Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
@SarahEYerkes
Fred Dews
Fred Dews
Managing Editor, New Digital Products
- Office of Communications
@publichistory
April 28, 2017