European University Institute Library

Lebanon, after the Cedar Revolution, editors, Are Knudsen and Michael Kerr

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-299) and index

index present

non fiction

Lebanon

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editors, Are Knudsen and Michael Kerr

after the Cedar Revolution

Lebanon is the prisoner of its geography and its history, a prize for invaders since ancient times, a small multi-denominational state still recovering from a bloody civil war in its search for political autonomy and stability. This book examines the country s recent past since 2005, when a mass movement agitated against Syrian dominance in the wake of the assassination of former prime minister Rafik Hariri. Also detailed are the role of Hezbollah and other political groups. The authors examine the changes that these events brought to Lebanon, be they lasting or ephemeral, and the challenges they represent for a state which, despite the resilience of its power-sharing system of government, remains hotly contested and unconsolidated. Sectarian tensions have escalated, predominantly between the Sunni and Shia communities, causing outbursts of street-based violence and paralysis in government. This two-bloc system has left Lebanon ungovernable, not simply due to deep-seated political differences, but because of the external linkages which ties the two blocs to their foreign patrons, namely the USA and Iran. As the Arab Spring develops, it also increases Hezbollah s significance to Iran as the embattled Assad regime struggles to quash the Syrian insurgency --, Provided by Publisher

PART I: FOREIGN INTERVENTION, HEGEMONY AND CONSOCIATIONALISM 1. Introduction: The Cedar Revolution And Beyond - Are Knudsen and Michael Kerr 2. Before the Revolution - Michael Kerr 3. The Limits Of Corporate Consociation: Taif and the Crisis of Power-Sharing in Lebanon Since 2005 - Amal Hamdan PART II: SOVEREIGNTY, SECURITY AND VIOLENCE 4. Foreign Interventions, Power Sharing and the Dynamics of Conflict and Coexistence in Lebanon - Marie-Joelle Zahar 5. Lebanon in Search of Sovereignty: Post-2005 Security Dilemmas - Elizabeth Picard 6. Enclaves and Fortressed Archipelago: Violence and Governance in Lebanon's Palestinian Refugee Camps - Sari Hanafi PART III: ENTREPRENEURS, STATESMEN AND MARTYRS 7. The 'New Contractor Bourgeoisie' in Lebanese Politics: Hariri, Mikati and Fares - Hannes Baumann 8. The Reconstruction of Lebanon or the Racketeering Rule - Fabrice Balanche 9. The Making of a Martyr: Forging Rafik Hariri's Symbolic Legacy - Ward Vloeberghs PART IV: TRUTH, COEXISTENCE AND JUSTICE 10. 'History' and 'Memory' in Lebanon Since 2005: Blind Spots, Emotional Archives and Historiographic Challenges - Sune Haugbolle 11. Sects and the City: Socio-Spatial Perceptions and Practices of Youth in Beirut - Nasser Yassin 12. Special Tribunal for Lebanon: Homage to Hariri? - Are Knudsen Notes Bibliography Index