Gender and International Relations in North Africa: Decentring EU Policies in Tunisia (Routledge Studies in Mediterranean Politics)

Gender and International Relations in North Africa: Decentring EU Policies in Tunisia offers a critical rethinking of international gender agendas by placing Tunisian perspectives at the centre of analysis. Drawing on a rich, interdisciplinary, theoretical account and extensive empirical research, the book examines European Union gender policies in Tunisia from the 1995 Association Agreement through the 2010-2011 revolution and the recent authoritarian resurgence.Grounded in the “decentring” approach in International Relations and inspired by Gayatri Spivak’s distinction between “giving voice” and “speaking for,” it interrogates how far EU policies genuinely engage with, or marginalise, the diverse agencies of Tunisian women.Situating EU initiatives within broader United Nations frameworks, the study highlights the reciprocal circulation of gender discourses and practices across international and regional levels.Methodologically informed by the “Grounded Theory,” it adopts a self-refle