Expert workshop on discussing the methodology of the Social Dignity Index... In the framework of a scientific workshop dedicated to the Social Dignity Index and in the presence of sustainable development experts from the ESCWA, a final discussion was held on the project’s indicators as well as the approved methodology and the survey. This was [...]
Workshop Dialogue on Violence against women and how to prevent it... Within the framework of its regular activities and on the sidelines of the meeting on the discussion of the Social Dignity Index, ASSF organized a two-day meeting on December 21-22 2017 in Tunis on violence against women and its prevention. Mrs. Samia Daoula, a [...]
The symposium of social dialogue in the Arab world In cooperation with the Arab Confederation of Trade Unions (Amman) and the Arab Network of NGOs, the ASSF representative has participated in the meeting of the Social Dialogue in the Arab Region. The meeting was attended by representatives of trade unions, employers’ associations and civil society. [...]
Municipalities in Tunisia: The limited role of the Private Prosecutions & the Need for an Elected Administration The municipality is a key pillar of local development. It represents a practical exercise of local democracy, through the election of local councils that reflect the wishes and aspirations of the citizens in a given region or area. [...]
The State of Emergency in Tunisia: Between Security Determination and Expected Dangers It was not surprising that President Beji Caid Essebsi, in a televised speech to the Tunisian people, declared State of Emergency for a month starting July 4 until August 2, 2015. He stated that, “Tunisia is undergoing exceptional circumstances arising from the recent [...]
The Sociology of Smuggling and its Impact on School Drop-outs: A Field Study of the Delegation of Fousana (Kasserine Governorate) French foreign intervention in the region was a real impediment to the autonomous, self-centered internal development dynamics. This disability of development is generalized at the level of the social system as a whole, especially with [...]
Booster la gouvernance de la santé publique (Un défi de plus en plus pressant) La gouvernance de la santé influence le droit à la santé en son fondement et sa finalité. Tel que défini dans l’article 12 du Pacte international relatif aux droits économiques sociaux et culturels, le droit à la santé est un droit [...]
Where to now for Primary Education in Tunisia ? This paper aims to shed light on the reality of primary education in post-revolutionary Tunisia at a time when much importance has been given to reforms in some sectors as a response to sectoral demands. Yet, in the meantime, decision makers are less concerned with the [...]
Media Briefing: Violence Against Women & Mechanisms On August 11, and on the occasion of National Women’s Day, a workshop on “Violence against Women: Guidance and Counselling Mechanisms” was held at the headquarters of the Tunisian Red Crescent, Zaghouan. The event was organized within the framework of the program, “Advocacy for Women’s Rights in Rural [...]
Training course on “Applications of qualitative analysis in the social sciences The Applied Social Sciences Forum (ASSF) and in cooperation with the International Institute organized the workshop for Opinion Studies and the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies in Tunis organized a training course on “Applications of qualitative analysis in the social sciences” on [...]
