Felsch / Wählisch Lebanon and the Arab Uprisings

In the Eye of the Hurricane
Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-1-317-50333-0
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 236 Seiten

Reihe: Durham Modern Middle East and Islamic World Series

The Arab uprisings have put Lebanon under increased strain. While the revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt caused limited reverberations, the war in Syria echoed in the fine-tuned political and confessional balance of Lebanon. Over one million refugees, equal to one-quarter of Lebanon’s population, have moved in from Syria. The country’s economy and its already weak public infrastructure have been impacted heavily. Hizbullah’s engagement in Syria has posed questions about Lebanon’s disassociation policy. Terrorist attacks by ISIL and the growing risk of radicalization across the confessional spectrum have left the country at unease. However, Lebanon’s political elites have vowed to shield the country from regional turbulences. Lebanon recently saw a series of demonstrations because of the inability of the government to manage the garbage crisis, but it has been far from witnessing a large-scale citizen uprising similar to the 2005 Cedar Revolution or the revolts next door. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the current situation in Lebanon, and a detailed assessment of the difficulties which the country is currently facing.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Felsch, Maximilian

Wählisch, Martin

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Gewalt Terrorismus, Religiöser Fundamentalismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

1. Lebanon and the Arab Uprisings: In the Eye of the Hurricane

Martin Wählisch and Maximilian Felsch

Part I: Stability, Unity and Confessional Balance

2. Lebanon’s Consociational Politics in the Post-2011 Middle East: The Paradox of Resilience

Tamirace Fakhoury

3. The Role of Hizbullah in the Syrian Conflict

Magnus Ranstorp

4. Jihadism in Lebanon after the Syrian Uprising

Aaron Y. Zelin

5. The Rise of Christian Nationalism in Lebanon

Maximilian Felsch

Part II: Humanitarian, Economic and Social Challenges

6. Syrian Refugees in Lebanon: Coping with Unprecedented Challenges

Sam van Vliet

7. The Blind Spot: Palestinian Refugees from Syria in Lebanon

Daniel Meier

8. The Economic Cost of the Arab Uprising on the Lebanese Economy

Marcus Marktanner, Maureen E. Wilson and Sandra El-Saghir

9. The Fight for Oil and Gas: Regional Rivalry, the Arab Uprisings and Lebanon’s Energy Sector

Isabella Ruble

Part III: Foreign Policy, Regional Ties and International Relations

10. Lebanese Foreign Policy and the Arab Uprisings

Henrietta Wilkins

11. Syrian-Lebanese Relations: The Impossible Dissociation between Lebanon and Syria

Carsten Wieland

12. U.S.-Lebanese Relations: Long-term Schizophrenia

Jennifer Skulte-Ouaiss

13. EU-Lebanese Relations: Shifting EU Policies in the Aftermath of the Arab Uprisings?

Julian Pänke

Über Autor(innen)

Maximilian Felsch is Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Haigazian University, Beirut, Lebanon.

Martin Wählisch serves as Political Affairs Officer for the United Nations in the Office of the Special Coordinator for Lebanon and is an affiliated scholar of the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon.