The Influence of Clientelism on the Lebanese Civil Society

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ID12891713
AuthorsSamar El‐Masri (Western University, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume24
Issue1
Pages27-44
Publication date2023-06-26
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEthnopolitics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1744-9057 • E-ISSN: 1744-9065
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17449057.2023.2226520
OpenAlexW4382022843
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited23

The article looks at civil society as an entity that often reflects a country’s contextual realities. More specifically, it focuses on socio-political structures, showing how weak institutions, consociational principles, as well as formal and informal elite dynamics in Lebanon have created a perfect atmosphere for sectarian leaders to expand their clientelistic networks into civil society. By creating their own service-providing sectarian organizations; indirectly pushing civic organizations to become players in the system; and infiltrating interest groups that may pose a threat, sectarian leaders have been able to neutralize the impact of civil society in the country

Civil service · Civil society · Clientelism · Democracy · Economics · Economy · Elite · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public service · Service (business · Sociology · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts · Middle East Politics and Society · Public Administration

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