Maria Josua

Justifications of Repressive Incidents in Morocco and Tunisia Dataset (JuRI)

Dataset | GESIS, Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences


  • The Soft-Handed Kingdom? Revisiting Repression in the Moroccan “Arab Spring”

    Conference | 08/09/2025 - 12/09/2025

    The Soft-Handed Kingdom? Revisiting Repression in the Moroccan “Arab Spring”

    Deutscher Orientalistentag 2025, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität, Erlangen Organisers: Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft Dr. Maria Josua (Speaker), Dr. Kressen Thyen (Speaker)

    This paper disentangles the specific patterns of repression that was employed in Morocco during the 2011-12 protests, challenging the narrative of a benign and reform-based response to the Arab uprisings.

    #ShrinkingSpaces: Freiheit und Zivilgesellschaft unter Druck. Die aktuelle Situation in Tunesien

    Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom | 30/03/2023

    #ShrinkingSpaces: Freiheit und Zivilgesellschaft unter Druck. Die aktuelle Situation in Tunesien

    Organiser: Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom Dr. Maria Josua (Consultant)

    At a virtual lunch talk, Maria Josua discussed with IMES associate Kressen Thyen and the head of the Naumann foundation's Tunis office Alexander Knipperts how and why the political situation in Tunisia has evolved since the Arab uprisings. They reflected on options to strengthen civil society during the current phase of autocratization.

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