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Browsing SoAS - Theses and Dissertations by Subject "Hizballah (Lebanon)"

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Browsing SoAS - Theses and Dissertations by Subject "Hizballah (Lebanon)"

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  • Asymmetric Warfare Through the Communication of Threats 
    Mendelek, Miguel (Lebanese American University, 2020-11-30)
    For more than thirteen years now, Hezbollah and Israel, against all the odds of asymmetric deterrence, have been maintaining a relatively stable deterrence status quo. After the deployment of Katyusha rockets in 1992, and ...
  • Balancing the scale. (c2019) 
    Breau, Maya (Lebanese American University, 2019-11-21)
    Corporate consociationalism may drive actors to exploit political opportunities to consolidate their predominance. Lebanon’s corporate arrangement has provided a fertile ground for Hezbollah to expand its influence through ...
  • The Diplomacy of Hezbollah. (c1999) 
    Tamsen, Timothy (Lebanese American University, 2011-11-16)
  • Hezbollah. (c2017) 
    Wahab, Hadi (Lebanese American University, 2017-12-08)
    This thesis examines what kind of label as a non-state actor does Hezbollah fit. Can it be described as an autonomous non-state actor or, alternatively, a proxy one? To explain this puzzle, the thesis focuses on specific ...
  • Identity building. (c2010) 
    Abou Antoun, Cherine (Lebanese American University, 2011-10-26)
    The purpose of this research is to study Shiites' rise to power in Lebanon and ensuing evolution of their political identity in a constructivist perspective, assessing the contributions of material and normative structures ...
  • Israeli security and foreign policy vis-a-vis non-state actors. (c2009) 
    Mikaelian, Shoghig (Lebanese American University, 2011-09-30)
    The global geopolitical implications of the 11 September 2001 attacks highlight the need to reassess theories and concepts of security, as well as processes of foreign policymaking. This thesis examines traditional ...
  • Non-State Actors in Middle East Politics 
    Ibhais, Hasan (Lebanese American University, 2020-12-18)
    The role of non-state actors (NSAs) in international relations has gained increased attention over the course of the past decade. This is especially so in the Middle East where armed non-state actors proliferated. This ...
  • Political identity formation in postwar Lebanon. (c2011) 
    Daoud, Mona (Lebanese American University, 2012-03-28)
    This thesis examines how the discourse of two political leaders in Lebanon, Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah, the Secretary General of Hizbullah, a Shiite based party and Samir Geagea, the leader of the Lebanese Forces, a Marnoite ...
  • The psychological warfare of Hezbollah. (c2012) 
    Hdayed, Ghaydaa Joseph (Lebanese American University, 2012-05-31)
    Psychological warfare is dissimilar to military warfare that has direct, immediate effects. It is resistance that employs nonviolent means, and which focuses on a domestic, neutral and enemy audience. Military and ...
  • The sources of success in Hizbullah's recruitment strategy. (c2008) 
    Farida, Mariam (Lebanese American University, 2011-10-27)
    9/11 refocused world attention on radical Islamist movements. One such movement is Lebanon's Hizbullah, which was identified by Washington as a terrorist organization. This study examines the case of Hizbullah as an ...
  • Supra-state Identity Formation 
    Nasser, Mirian (Lebanese American University, 2022-07-22)
    This paper examines the development of transnational identity formation in nation states. The influence of velayat-e faqih through the rising power of Hezbollah among the Lebanese Shiites and its ability to create a new ...
  • There is no god but God. (c2014) 
    Ghandour, Gida Maher (Lebanese American University, 2015-10-21)
    In recent years, scholarship on political Islam has shifted from exploring the compatibility between Islam and democracy towards more empirical studies revolving around the democratic commitments of Islamists. The moderation ...
  • Unraveling Hizbullah's institutional paradox. (c2012) 
    Khoshian, Meghry (Lebanese American University, 2012-09-26)
    Scholarship addressing Hizbullah’s military and political aspects is vast. Yet, the literature is relatively limited when examining Hizbullah as a social service provider. This thesis looks at the party as a social and ...
  • The wise prince in the defiant Sayyed. (c2011) 
    Sarrouf, Manal N. (Lebanese American University, 2011-11-18)
    Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has proved to be one of Lebanon’s most influential political and religious figures in the country’s modern history. His influence has even surpassed Lebanese territories ...

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