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Download or read book Promoting Civil society in Lebanon written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Michael D. Dawahare
Publisher : Universal-Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1581124007
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (811 download)
Download or read book Civil Society and Lebanon written by Michael D. Dawahare and published by Universal-Publishers. This book was released on 2000 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study pursues a hermeneutic and dialogic conception of the public sphere. Through a critical assessment of the development of the closely related ideas of civil society and a democratic public sphere, Specifically, this study explores Ibn Khaldoun's notion of Asabiya and its impact on the constitution of civil society and the public sphere in Lebanon, paying particular attention to the notions of power and authority within the context of this indigenous concept in particular, and Lebanese (and Arab) culture in general. "Professor Dawahare has applied a set of complex theories to the Lebanese situation, and the result has been to better explain Lebanese politics as well as to probe new theoretical terrain. The study is comprehensive and represents a better use of theory to produce insights into one of the most complex political systems in the Middle East region than many other recent works on the subject. This book will be of interest to both social theorists and Middle East Scholars." John D. Stempel, Director The Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce, University of Kentucky
Author : Carmen Geha
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317290224
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (172 download)
Download or read book Civil Society and Political Reform in Lebanon and Libya written by Carmen Geha and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-02-12 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lebanon and Libya have undergone critical political events in recent years. However, demands for reform from civic institutions during these transitions have not led to concrete political decisions. Civil Society and Political Reform in Lebanon and Libya reveals the deeply-entrenched historical patterns and elements of continuity that have led to path dependent outcomes in the political transitions of both countries. Motivated by personal experiences as an activist in Lebanon, the author draws together a wide range of data from participant observations, nation-wide surveys, interviews and focus groups in a careful analysis of these two civil society-led reform campaigns. The study demonstrates how the combination of weak states and power-sharing agreements marginalizes civic organisations and poses institutional constraints on the likelihood of reform. Written by an active participant in the political events discussed, this book offers new insight into two countries which present comparable and informative case studies. As such, it is a valuable resource for students, scholars and policymakers interested in civil society, politics and reform in the Middle East and North Africa.
Author : Paul W. T. Kingston
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438447132
Total Pages : 355 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (384 download)
Download or read book Reproducing Sectarianism written by Paul W. T. Kingston and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2013-06-20 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Arab Spring in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and elsewhere has highlighted the growing importance of the politics of civil society in the contemporary Middle East. In Reproducing Sectarianism, Paul W. T. Kingston examines rights-oriented advocacy networks within Lebanon's postwar civil society, focusing on movements and political campaigns based on gender relations, the environment, and disability. Set within Lebanon's postwar sectarian democracy, whose factionalizing dynamics have long penetrated the country's civil society, Kingston's fascinating study provides an in-depth analysis of the successes and challenges that ensued in promoting rights-oriented social policies. Drawing on extensive field research, including interviews and a wealth of primary documents, Kingston has produced a groundbreaking work that will be of interest to Middle East experts and nonexperts alike.
Author : Marina Ottaway
Publisher : Carnegie Endowment
ISBN 13 : 0870031783
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (7 download)
Download or read book Funding Virtue written by Marina Ottaway and published by Carnegie Endowment. This book was released on 2000 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States and many other international donors have embraced civil-society aid as a key tool of democracy promotion. This collection of essays analyzes civil-society aid in five regions - South Africa, the Philippines, Peru, Egypt and Romania - focusing on crucial issues and dilemmas.
Author : Francesco Cavatorta
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136963375
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (369 download)
Download or read book Civil Society and Democratization in the Arab World written by Francesco Cavatorta and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-10-04 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The transition paradigm has traditionally viewed civil society activism as an essential condition for the establishment of democracy. The democracy promotion strategies of Western policy-makers have, therefore, been based on strengthening civil society in authoritarian settings in order to support the development of social capital -to challenge undemocratic regimes. This book questions the validity of the link between an active associational life and democratization. It examines civil society in the Arab world in order to illustrate how authoritarian constraints structure civil society dynamics in the region in ways that hinder transition to democracy. Building on innovative theoretical work and drawing on empirical data from extensive fieldwork in the region, this study demonstrates how the activism of civil society in five different Arab countries strengthens rather than weakens authoritarian practices and rule. Through an analysis of the specific legal and political constraints on associational life, and the impact of these on relations between different civic groups, and between associations and state authorities, the book demonstrates that the claim that civil society plays a positive role in processes of democratic transformation is highly questionable. Offering a broad and alternative vision of the state of civil society in the region, this book will be an important contribution to studies on Middle Eastern politics, democratization and civil society activism.
Author : Chadi Nachabe
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Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (11 download)
Download or read book Role of Civil Society in the Democratization Process written by Chadi Nachabe and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The main purpose of this study is to uncover the extent to which Lebanese civil society can contribute to social and political changes and be an agent to the democratization process. The study also aims at presenting an appraisal of the reality of the Lebanese civil society in terms of advocating for changes and reforms according to civil society activists through the case of the "Civil Campaign for Electoral Reform "(CCER). The study contributes to the growing body of research on the role of civil society in democratization process. Interviews were conducted with organizers of CCER in Lebanon and key civil society activists as a method of collecting data. The case of the CCER was chosen a research for the purpose of extracting factors and conclusions from this specific experience and making it available to the general public. Six parameters were used to draw an appraisal of the CCER case and they are: advocacy and campaigning means, methods of awareness dissemination, methods of communication and networking , internal organization , political framework, and socio-economic factors. Results show that civil society organizations in Lebanon have limited influence over state policies and further confirm the literature that most of the civil society organizations impact is through welfare provisioning rather than public and political advocacy. For civil society to be a countervailing power against state domination and corruption, and thus be an agent toward democratization in Lebanon it needs to be better organized and acquire proficiency in networking and associating for cooperative action. It also needs to be more realistic in approaching Lebanese politics given the constraints that confessional consociational politics places on movements of civil society.
Author : Stephen Burkett Howard
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Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (787 download)
Download or read book Civil Society and Democracy in Post-Ta'if Lebanon written by Stephen Burkett Howard and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lebanon is lauded as one of the most democratic states in the region; however, p olitical practice casts doubt on the legitimacy of the system. The objective of this thesis seeks to answer a single question: Based on the established norms o f civil society, is Lebanon viably democratic? I propose that Lebanon does not p ossess a civil society, and thus, due to the inherent relationship between civil society and democracy, Lebanon does not meet the requisite criteria to be consi dered a liberal democracy. Particular social norms - rather than rational plural ism - forged the Lebanese confessional system and function to preclude the estab lishment of civil society. Factors maintaining this state of affairs, such as th e vast stores of authority vested in the communal elite, the cantonization of th e populace, the extra-territorial communities among the dispossessed Palestinian s and armed factions, the preponderance of political ideologies along diverging national interests, and the abuse of external ties and private interests all ser ve to buoy the confessional aspect of Lebanon and ensure the continuation of a d ysfunctional state. Through the use of survey data this thesis attempts to measure the operational indicators of civil society in the hopes of providing empirical support to the a rgument that Lebanon lacks democratic legitimacy. The instrument deals with such predictors as: political integration and a consensual political culture, willi ngness to compromise, pluralism and respect for diversity, rule of law and respe ct for authority, and active political involvement. My assumption held that respondents would demonstrate low levels of national co hesion and pluralistic values, suggesting that Lebanon has not yet achieved the degree of political modernization supportive of a liberal democracy; however, th e survey findings reveal a high degree of integration and tolerance among the re spondents - a surprising find since it undermined certain widely held notions of Lebanese society. Nevertheless, the data also exposes the illegitimacy of the s tate through the particularly low scores on the indices related to justice syste m legitimacy, political involvement, and willingness to grant the state authorit y.
Author : Thomas Carothers
Publisher : Carnegie Endowment
ISBN 13 : 0870032860
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (7 download)
Download or read book Uncharted Journey written by Thomas Carothers and published by Carnegie Endowment. This book was released on 2010-03 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States faces no greater challenge today than successfully fulfilling its new ambition of helping bring about a democratic transformation of the Middle East. Uncharted Journey contributes a wealth of concise, illuminating insights on this subject, drawing on the contributors' deep knowledge of Arab politics and their substantial experience with democracy-building in other parts of the world. The essays in part one vividly dissect the state of Arab politics today, including an up-to-date examination of the political shock wave in the region produced by the invasion of Iraq. Part two and three set out a provocative exploration of the possible elements of a democracy promotion strategy for the region. The contributors identify potential false steps as well as a productive way forward, avoiding the twin shoals of either reflexive pessimism in the face of the daunting obstacles to Arab democratization or an unrealistic optimism that fails to take into account the region's political complexities. Contributors include Eva Bellin (Hunter College), Daniel Brumberg (Carnegie Endowment), Thomas Carothers (Carnegie Endowment), Michele Dunne (Georgetown University), Graham Fuller, Amy Hawthorne (Carnegie Endowment), Marina Ottaway (Carnegie Endowment), and Richard Youngs (Foreign Policy Centre).
Author : Are John Knudsen
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319551671
Total Pages : 163 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (195 download)
Download or read book Civil-Military Relations in Lebanon written by Are John Knudsen and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-08-31 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume examines Lebanon’s post-2011 security dilemmas and the tenuous civil-military relations. The Syrian civil war has strained the Lebanese Armed Forces’ (LAF) cohesion and threatens its neutrality – its most valued assets in a divided society. The spill-over from the Syrian civil war and Hezbollah’s military engagement has magnified the security challenges facing the Army, making it a target. Massive foreign grants have sought to strengthen its military capability, stabilize the country and contain the Syria crisis. However, as this volume demonstrates, the real weakness of the LAF is not its lack of sophisticated armoury, but the fragile civil–military relations that compromise its fighting power, cripple its neutrality and expose it to accusations of partisanship and political bias. This testifies to both the importance of and the challenges facing multi-confessional armies in deeply divided countries.
Author : Jonathan Shumate
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Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (611 download)
Download or read book An Analysis of Lebanon written by Jonathan Shumate and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : T. Beichelt
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137291095
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (372 download)
Download or read book Civil Society and Democracy Promotion written by T. Beichelt and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-01-06 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With contributions from experts on democracy promotion, this volume examines civil society development and external civil society promotion in post-socialist Europe. It focuses on countries with a failed or deficient process of democratic consolidation looking at unintended consequences of external democracy promotion on civil society development.
Author : Samira Abbadi
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 123 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (29 download)
Download or read book Civil Society and Good Governance: a Positive Link? written by Samira Abbadi and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sheila Carapico
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521199913
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (211 download)
Download or read book Political Aid and Arab Activism written by Sheila Carapico and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Details the effects of political aid in the Middle East by analyzing discursive and professional practices in four key subfields.
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Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (143 download)
Download or read book Confronting the Legacy of Political Violence in Lebanon written by and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 59 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Civil Society During the Second Lebanon War written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Daniah Khaled Jarrah
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Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (139 download)
Download or read book Navigating a Fragmented Landscape written by Daniah Khaled Jarrah and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The gathered evidence supports the conclusion that civil society organizations (CSOs) in Lebanon struggle to navigate a landscape characterized by multiple crises and a faltering public sector. As local CSOs devote a significant portion of their attention to humanitarian aid and external funding, their interactions with international NGOs and Syrian refugee populations contends with complex challenges. Ultimately, this reality has revealed the diminished capacity of CSOs to contribute to meaningful and lasting change in the country.
