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A post-war paradox of informality in South Lebanon: rebuilding houses or destroying legitimacy
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Abstract Recent multiethnic Lebanese history has been characterised by a high degree of tension between sectarian groups and the state. In a number of cases, minority groups’ resistance to localised majority groups developed into a manifest attempt to limit the action of the central authority by embracing al... mehr
Recent multiethnic Lebanese history has been characterised by a high degree of tension between sectarian groups and the state. In a number of cases, minority groups’ resistance to localised majority groups developed into a manifest attempt to limit the action of the central authority by embracing alternative loyalties, both transnational and interreligious. Makdisi (2000) argues that in a multiconfessional Lebanon the old-fashioned idea of longstanding violence between competing sects is unsustainable. However, political microanalysis based on empirical material collected in South Lebanon during and after the 2006 war shows that in situations where state and ethno-religious groups fail to establish a dialogue, tension leads citizens to view the state as alien and other groups as enemies.With reference to Christian minority group responses, this paper looks at the ways Hizbullah post-conflict strategies of reconstruction have been legitimated. Considering the Weberian notion of the state’s sole power and Prato’s (2000) analysis of citizen loyalties to the state as a welfare provider, and reassessing this notion with empirical data collected in conflictual loci, this paper examines the rise of a religion-driven movement in a scenario marked by dramatic economic transformation. The analysis suggests that group denial of the state’s role is most evident at a local level, where sectarian attitudes (e.g. concerning land or property issues) take precedence over nationally based loyalties and where this denial is the only perceptible means of survival for both the individual and his or her group.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Libanon; ethnische Gruppe; Minderheit; Christ; multikulturelle Gesellschaft; ethnischer Konflikt; Grundbesitz; Eigentum; Loyalität; Korruption; Nachkriegsgesellschaft; wirtschaftliches Handeln; religiöse Faktoren; Nahost
Klassifikation
politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur
Friedens- und Konfliktforschung, Sicherheitspolitik
Freie Schlagwörter
South Lebanon; land transaction; Hizbullah; informal economy
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2014
Seitenangabe
S. 34-49
Zeitschriftentitel
Studies of Transition States and Societies, 6 (2014) 1
ISSN
1736-8758
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)