This article contributes to the analysis of local media and democratic transformation in Tunisia since the Arab Uprisings. It aims to assess the extent to which pluralism, freedom of expression, and participation—central tenets of democratisation—are evident at the local level. Tunisian local media, unlike the national media, is relatively free of governmental control. Local media is also decentralised. It is this autonomy from the government which makes the analysis of local media fundamentally important for understanding politics in Tunisia. While national media is linked to the most powerful elements in the country, the diversity of voices within the media at the local level provides an opportunity to grasp the grievances, struggles, and agency of people in Tunisia, especially the most marginalised communities. This article will detail the changes in the media landscape, especially for local media, in Tunisia and connect our analysis of local media to better understand the Tunisia that has developed between dictatorship and democracy and the extent that the fledgling Tunisian democracy can withstand its most recent test.

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突尼斯权力斗争的微妙动态：阿拉伯起义以来的当地媒体

本文有助于分析自阿拉伯起义以来突尼斯当地媒体和民主转型。它旨在评估多元化、言论自由和参与——民主化的核心原则——在地方层面的明显程度。与国家媒体不同，突尼斯地方媒体相对不受政府控制。地方媒体也是去中心化的。正是这种对政府的自主权使得对当地媒体的分析对于理解突尼斯的政治至关重要。虽然国家媒体与该国最强大的元素联系在一起，但地方一级媒体内部的多样性声音提供了一个机会来了解突尼斯人民，特别是最边缘化社区的不满、斗争和能动性。