Youth in Tunisia: Trapped Between Public Control and the Neo-Liberal Economy

Youth” has been a category of public action in Tunisia ever since the country achieved its
independence, although the discourse, values and policies associated with it have changed
following the different phases of the country’s political economy. The paper provides an
analysis of relevant youth policies in four interrelated domains of public action, with a focus
on the period since the 90s: family, employment, migration and spatial planning policies.