This book investigates how the externalisation of EU migration policies is implemented in Tunisia after the fall of the Ben Ali regime in 2011 through the involvement of civil society organisations. The democratic transition initiated by the Tunisian Revolution led to the emergence of a vibrant civil society as a new actor in the implementation of migration policies. In a country where migration issues are highly politicised and have strongly entered the public space, civil society is now included in the EU-Tunisia negotiation process and is assigned the role of an intermediary for the implementation of controversial European policies related to sedentarisation of the Tunisian population and to the construction of Tunisia as a country of destination. The volume concludes by suggesting an alternative way of thinking about migrant struggles challenging the European border regime as uncivil society struggles.

Sabine Dini is a Researcher in International Sociology at the University of Sorbonna Paris Nord, France. 
Caterina Giusa is a Researcher in Sociology at the University of Sorbonne Paris Nord, France.

1. Introduction.- 2. Externalising EU Migration Policies in Times of Democracy.- 3. Migration as a Historical Device of Political Regulation in Tunisia.- 4. Revolution and Migration in Tunisia: A Matter of Civil Society?.- 5. "Sweetening the Pill": 'Civil Society' as a Tool of Sedentarisation.- 6. "Tunisie Terre d'Asile": Constructing Tunisia as a 'Destination Country'.- 7. Conclusion.