Abstract
In response to the 2011 Tunisian elections and the uncertainty surrounding Tunisia's future, we offer an empirical explanation of the election's results using socioeconomic and demographic variables. We aggregate many political analyses to describe the main parties and give insights into their strengths and weaknesses. We also examine common misconceptions advanced during the elections. Finally, we include a proposed electoral map that could be used by politicians to plan their future political strategies.
Moez Hababou and Nawel Amrouche (2013). Misconceptions and Realities of the 2011 Tunisian Election. PS: Political Science & Politics, 46, pp 741-747. doi:10.1017/S1049096513001248.
Biography:
Dr. Amrouche is Assistant Professor of Marketing at Long Island University. She has obtained a Bachelor degree in International Trade at IHEC Carthage (Tunisia) and a Master degree and a Ph.D. in Marketing at HEC Montréal (Canada). She has published in several journals such as Journal of Business Research, European Journal of Operational Research and Operation Research Spectrum. She was recipient of the Esdras Minville Award for best publication at HEC Montréal in 2006. She was also participant at various conferences including INFORMS Marketing Science Conference, the Behavioral Pricing Conference, Optimization Days as well as the Ninth Workshop on Optimal Control, Dynamic Games and Nonlinear Dynamics. Dr. Amrouche is affiliated with the Council of American Survey Research Organizations (CASRO) and the Group of Research and Decision Analysis (GERAD). She is also a member of the Journal of Service Research Review Board related to The Institute for International Management & Technology (IIMT) in India. She is ad-hoc reviewer at European Journal of Operational Research, International Journal of Information Technology & Decision Making, Journal of Business Research, Economic Modeling and the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC).
Dr. Hababou is Director of Risk and Business Analytics at the United Bank of Switzerland. He has a Bachelor degree from IHEC Carthage (Tunisia), a Master degree in Finance from Laval University (Quebec City, Canada) and a Ph.D. in Management Science from York University (Toronto, Canada). His professional experience spans various areas including risk management, market research, demographic studies and quantitative analysis. He has previously worked for Barclays Capital, Royal Bank of Scotland and Shorebank Corp. He has published before in several journals including Omega, the Journal of Productivity Analysis, Information Systems and Operational Research (INFOR), and the Federal Reserve Conference Proceedings. He has also won the best Case award in the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada track competition. He presented at numerous seminars and professional meetings including Institute for Operations Research & the Management Sciences (INFORMS), Canadian Operational Research Society (CORS), Decision Sciences Institute (DSI), and Financial Markets Association (FMA) and was a referee for the Journal of Operational Research Society and the Journal of Productivity Analysis.