What is Consolidation of Democracy

The Arab Spring, the wave of protests that swept over the Middle East and North Africa in 2011, failed to impose democracy there. However, only in Tunisia did the Arab Spring result in a democratic change in 2011. Tunisia has been dealing with several difficulties since the country's democratic transition, including political unrest and terrorist assaults. This study looks at Tunisia's political growth between 2011 and 2022 to determine the chances and challenges for the country to consolidate its democracy. Using a case study approach and Samuel P. Huntington's theory of democratic consolidation, the study has identified two barriers to democratic consolidation: the democratic government's inability to deliver economic reforms and the political elite's unwillingness to work together to find solutions. Since the political elite has used Tunisia's economic woes to gain undemocratically more power, the study also explains the failure of democratic consolidation with the absence of the formation of a democratic political culture in the nation.