Lars Erslev Andersen
Biographic Data
| ID | 9625198 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lars Erslev Andersen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lars Erslev |
| FAMILY NAME | Andersen |
| SIGNATURE | ANDERSEN L E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Danish Institute for International Studies |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1049-1467 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Radical Secularism and Worldview Dilemmas in Countering Sectarianism in Lebanon
Through an analysis of Lebanon, this article investigates the secularism dilemma, namely, that secularism often leads to the politicization of religion and a high risk of conflict. Although this is the case in Lebanon, Lebanese political activists and youth movements advocate for secularism as the only alternative to the present consociational political system. The article introduces the worldview theory of the German philosopher Karl Jaspers and…
The Locals Strike Back
This chapter assesses the long-term political consequences of the ‘local turn’ in contemporary counter-insurgency by critically interrogating what came to be known as the Anbar Awakening and the Surge in Iraq. Sunni Muslim communities in Anbar Province were the base of the insurgency and especially Fallujah was seen as the center for al Qaeda Iraq operations. In this context, US forces started to train militias and provided them with weapons, log…
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The Locals Strike Back
This chapter assesses the long-term political consequences of the ‘local turn’ in contemporary counter-insurgency by critically interrogating what came to be known as the Anbar Awakening and the Surge in Iraq. Sunni Muslim communities in Anbar Province were the base of the insurgency and especially Fallujah was seen as the center for al Qaeda Iraq operations. In this context, US forces started to train militias and provided them with weapons, log…
Radical Secularism and Worldview Dilemmas in Countering Sectarianism in Lebanon
Through an analysis of Lebanon, this article investigates the secularism dilemma, namely, that secularism often leads to the politicization of religion and a high risk of conflict. Although this is the case in Lebanon, Lebanese political activists and youth movements advocate for secularism as the only alternative to the present consociational political system. The article introduces the worldview theory of the German philosopher Karl Jaspers and…
Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Sectarianism (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Archaeology (1 work) · Context (archaeology) (1 work) · Dilemma (1 work) · Economics (1 work) · Economy (1 work)