The Government and Politics of Lebanon
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19937426 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Imad Salamey (0000-0001-9642-0752, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Publication date | 2013-10-15 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Government and Politics of Lebanon (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.4324/9780203746424 |
| OpenAlex | W4302328547 |
| Open Library | OL34009707M |
| ISBN | 9780203746424 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
Aiming to contribute to the reader’s greater understanding of Lebanese government and politics, this book provides a comprehensive examination of the origin, development, and institutionalization of sectarian consociationalism in Lebanon. A recurrent proposition advanced in this book is that Lebanese sectarian consociationalism has been both a cure and a curse in the formulation of political settlements and institution building. On the one hand, and in contrast to many surrounding Arab regimes, consociational arrangements have provided the country with a relative democratic political life. A limited government with a strong confessional division of power and a built-in checks and balance mechanism prevented the emergence of dictatorship or monarchy. On the other hand, a chronic weak state has complicated efforts for nation building in favour of sectarian fragmentation, external interventions, and strong polarization that periodically brought the country to the verge of total collapse and civil war. While examining Lebanese sectarian politics of conflict and concession during different historic junctures many revelations are made that underlie the role of domestic and international forces shaping the country’s future. Presenting an implicit description of the power and functions of the various branches of government within the context of sectarian consociationalism, this book is an important introductory text for students of Lebanese Politics and Middle Eastern politics more broadly
Democracy · Development economics · Economics · Monarchy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science) · State-building · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts · Middle East Politics and Society · Lebanon · politics and government · Politisches System
Lebanon’s consociational model, Christian parties and the struggle for political power in post-2005 period
Political marginalization of “Others” in consociational regimes
Exploring Ethnocracy and the Possibilities of Coexistence in Beirut
Vertical Relationships and Local Peacebuilding in Lebanon
Speaking up and Being Heard
Policymaking in data poor countries
Peace Through Violence and Violence Through Peace
The two faces of power-sharing
Urbanism and Geographic Crises
Governmental Capabilities and Responsiveness
Reproducing Sectarian Oligarchy in Lebanon
Iraq’s Religious Minorities
Stable instability
Fixed attitudes, contextual shifts
Governance Strategies and Refugee Response
How power-sharing includes and excludes non-dominant communities
Synthesis Is Not the Same Thing as Uniformity
Who Benefits from Consociationalism? Religious Disparities in Lebanon's Political System
| Unique citing works | 18 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,64 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |