In Tunisia, during the initial years of the democratic transition, the number of registered associations has doubled. The few studies available point out that a significant proportion of the new associations' membership is made up of young people. This specific participation of young people in the network of associations that emerged from 2011 onwards is not very w...

The overarching objective of this special issue is to gain a more in-depth understanding of the various forms of social and political participation of young people in the Maghreb - Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia - from the period after the wave of dissent of 2011 (termed 'The Arab Spring' in the media) dissipated up to the revolt that has been underway in Algeria si...