Commentary
Sarah Chayes
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In The Media
National Dialogue Quartet in Tunisia Wins Nobel Peace Prize
The selection of a coalition of labor union leaders, businesspeople, lawyers, and human rights activists for the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize raised attention and hopes for Tunisia’s transition process.
By Sarah Chayes
Published on Oct 9, 2015
Source: WNYC Takeaway
The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize to a coalition of labor union leaders, businesspeople, lawyers, and human rights activists in recognition of their efforts to negotiate a peaceful end to the political crisis in Tunisia in 2013-14. Speaking on WNYC Takeaway with John Hockenberry, Carnegie’s Sarah Chayes explained who these groups were, how they achieved this breakthrough, and why the regional and local political context of the Arab Spring was key to the process. She pointed out that Tunisia’s political leaders after the Arab Spring had little experience in negotiation and revealed how the labor and business leaders taught the political leaders to resolve their differences peacefully. In addition, the government crackdown on Islamists in Egypt following the fall of President Morsi in Egypt as well as a number of assassinations of leftist political leaders in Tunisia spurred the resolution of the crisis, Chayes explained.
About the Author
Sarah Chayes
Former Senior Fellow, Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program
Sarah Chayes is internationally recognized for her innovative thinking on corruption and its implications. Her work explores how severe corruption can help prompt such crises as terrorism, revolutions and their violent aftermaths, and environmental degradation.
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