Identity and Security in Arab Countries
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11470686 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mustapha Kamal Al-Sayyid (American University in Cairo, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 62-69 |
| Publication date | 2009-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | IDS Bulletin (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0265-5012 • E-ISSN: 1759-5436 |
| Publisher | Institute of Development Studies (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1759-5436.2009.00024.x |
| OpenAlex | W1990198164 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 4 |
This article takes a critical stand towards primordialist interpretations of identity conflicts in the Arab world. It argues that identity?framed conflicts have usually coincided with differential access to wealth, power or status of the groups in conflict. This has been the case in the bloodiest inter?group conflicts in Arab countries, namely those in Sudan, Iraq and Lebanon. It also argues that political divisions based on ideology or religion have often been more important than ethnic or racial differences ? as in the Algerian civil war, the recent confrontation between government and opposition supporters and conflict between FATAH and HAMAS in Palestine. These conflicts had important implications for human, as well as national, regional and international security
Aesthetics · Art · Commons · Development economics · Economics · Geography · Livelihood · OpenAccess · Political science · Sociology · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2019 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |