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The next 'Conversations at the Carter Center' event takes place on Feb. 27

The Carter Center holds these events periodically to discuss events of great importance to the world with the community.

ATLANTA — The next "Conversations at the Carter Center" event takes place on Feb. 27 at 7 p.m., at the Carter Center.

The Carter Center holds these events periodically to discuss events of great importance to the world with the community.

The topic of the next "Conversations" event is "Tunisia: The Best Hope of the Arab Spring."

In December, 2010, a young Tunisian man set himself on fire. His intent was to protest injustice. But he actually touched off a revolutionary fervor which swept through the region.

The Arab Spring seemed to herald the dawn of a new democratic era across parts of the Arab world.

While its effects are still being felt in parts of Algeria and Sudan, only Tunisia can truly boast of new democratic institutions.

The Carter Center has worked in Tunisia since 2011, implementing democracy-strengthening projects and observing the transformation. They also plan to observe the elections planned for the fall of 2020.

The question at hand -- why did the effects of the Arab Spring work in Tunisia, when they did not in other parts of the Arab world?

That will be discussed during the next Conversations series event.

Tickets are free of charge, but must be reserved online. They will be made available beginning at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 6.

For those who are not able to attend, the event will be webcast through the Carter Center's website

An earlier version of this story said that Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter would be participating in the Feb. 27 Conversations event. At this point, there are no plans for them to participate in that particular event.  

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