The Force of Obedience : The Political Economy of Repression in Tunisia

IntroductionI. POWER BY CREDIT1. Bad debts2. Dependence through debtII. CONSTRICTION AND ADHESION3. A meticulous grid4. The normalizing activity of the bureaucratic apparatusIII. NEGOTIATIONS AND CONSENSUS: THE FORCE OF 'INSIDIOUS LENIENCIES'5. Between hidden conflictuality and the permanent search for compromise6. Negotiated accommodation7. The outline of the Tunisian security pactIV. DISCIPLINE AND REFORM8. Reformism: the 'correct training'9. Reforms in perpetuity: the success of reformismConclusion