The Stumble of the Tunisian Revolution: A Psychosocial Explanation via the Deciphering of the Professional Values of Civil servants

Abstract

Starting with very high expectations of a people inspired by previous revolutions, (10) years later, the Tunisian revolution has come to an economic and social dead end. Even the whole democratic process is put on hold. This article tries to give a psychosocial explanation of the failure of the Tunisian revolution. By means of a survey of (200) civil servants, our study revealed important results regarding the impact of the revolution on work values. These findings are deemed crucial in deciphering the failure of the revolution and in identifying future choices and directions. The examination of the values of work after the revolution based on the super model conveys three contrasts: A total reversal of the scale of values, an increased interest in the value of economic advantage and the free fall of the value of creativity and intellectual stimulation