Screen LibraryThe government and politics of Lebanon /
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 advance din this book is that Le...
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Routledge,
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| Publisher Address: | London ; New York : |
| Publication Dates: | 2014. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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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 advance din 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 in favor 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. |
| Carrier Form: | xiv, 236 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-230) and index. |
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9780415636872 (hardback) 0415636876 (hardback) 9780415636889 (paperback) : 0415636884 (paperback) |
| Index Number: | DS87 |
| CLC: | D737.80 |
| Call Number: | D737.80/S159 |
| Contents: | World democracies and Lebanese consociationalism - -Origin of Lebanese political sectarianism -- Lebanon under the French mandate, independence, and the National Pact Republic -- The Lebanese Civil War 1975-1990 -- Consociationalism reformed I :: The Taef Republic (1989-2008) -- Consociationalism reformed II : The Doha Republic (2008-2011) -- From politics to government -- The international affairs of Lebanon -- Elections and parties -- Lebanese legislative branch -- Lebanese executive branch -- Lebanese judicial branch -- State consociationalism and democracy -- Lebanon Taef Constitution -- Security Council Resolution 1559 -- Security Council Resolution 1595 -- Security Council Resolution 1757 -- Security Council Resolution 1701 -- Major Lebanese Political Parties. |