Reproducing Sectarianism: Advocacy Networks And The Politics Of Civil Society In Postwar Lebanon Project Muse Upcc Books

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--provided By Publisher. Chapter 1 Advocacy Politics Within Weak And Fragmented States: A Framework For Analysis 1 -- Chapter 2 Sectarian Democracy In Modern Lebanon: Its Emergence, Consolidation, And Reproduction 21 -- Chapter 3 Struggling For Civic Space: Associational Politics Within Lebanon's Postwar Sectarian Democracy 55 -- Photo Gallery After Page 84 -- Chapter 4 Confronting Sectarian Veto Points: Women's Advocacy Politics In Postwar Lebanon 85 -- Chapter 5 The Greening Of Sectarianism: The Rise And Fall Of Environmental Advocacy In Postwar Lebanon 129 -- Chapter 6 Chehabism From Below? Disability Advocacy And The Challenge Of Sustaining Policy Reform 183. Paul W. T. Kingston. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Examines the politics of civil society in modern Lebanon. 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 Lebanons postwar civil society, focusing on movements and political campaigns based on gender relations, the environment, and disability. Set within Lebanons postwar sectarian democracy, whose factionalizing dynamics have long penetrated the countrys civil society, Kingstons 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. La 4e de couverture indique : "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."