Chapter 3
In: Annual Review of the Sociology of Religion. Volume 12 (2021)
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Abstract
The scope of this chapter is to question the impact of the Tunisian Revolution in January 2011 on the issue of religious freedom and secularism in Tunisia. To do so, we seek to develop a reflection on the concepts of secularization and laïcité with regard to this specific context and identify the main obstacles that face this country in terms of religious freedom. In the first part, we develop a socio-historical analysis of the organization of the political and religious fields (1956–2011). In the second and third part of this chapter, we present the different changes that have taken place in Tunisia since the 2011 Revolution. First, we focus on the factors that have affected religious freedom, in terms of the socio-legal context with regard to the debates concerning the articles of the new Constitution. Second, we analyze the variables within the socio-political context that have impacted religious freedom and the Tunisian secular model.