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Browsing SoAS - Theses and Dissertations by Subject "Lebanon -- Politics and government"

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Browsing SoAS - Theses and Dissertations by Subject "Lebanon -- Politics and government"

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  • Advocating for the Rights of Sexual Minorities within a Sectarian System 
    Abdel Khalek, Mazen (Lebanese American University, 2020-05-05)
    Despite the tolerant attitude towards same sex desire and homoerotism in pre-colonial Arab/Islamic societies, postcolonial Arab countries, unanimously condemn homosexuality. It is argued that this rejection resulted from ...
  • Constructivism and Lebanon's foreign policy following Syria's uprising. (c2014) 
    Naoum, Rita (Lebanese American University, 2015-06-10)
    This thesis examines the role of both domestic and foreign forces in the incapacity of Lebanon to draft a unified and coherent foreign policy. It argues that domestic actors go into alliances with regional as well as ...
  • The Dilemma of Anti-Corruption Policies in a Power Sharing System 
    Charara, Samar (Lebanese American University, 2020-03-11)
    Given the alarming concerns about corruption in Lebanon, this research delves into the issue of corruption in the public sector over the past decade to demonstrate whether power sharing system is directly responsible for ...
  • Exclusive agencies in Lebanon. (c2006) 
    Mourad, Nora (Lebanese American University, 2011-09-22)
    Abolishing the protection of exclusive agencies has been a central political and economic issue in Lebanon for the past four years. On February 14, 2002, the cabinet of former Rafic Hariri endorsed the draft law involved ...
  • From Michel Chiha to Rafik Hariri. (c2012) 
    Kobaissi, Riad (Lebanese American University, 2012-05-28)
    This thesis tries to trace the effect of Michel Chiha’s ideas about Lebanon in Rafik Hariri’s discourse. Chiha is arguably the founder of the 1926 constitution, the architect of the Lebanese economy, and the theorist of ...
  • Hizbut-Tahrir in Lebanon and the Arab world. (c2014) 
    Gharib, Mohamad Khalil (Lebanese American University, 2016-05-06)
    This is a study of one Islamic party: Hizbut-Tahrir, Wilayat Lubnan (hereafter Hizbut-Tahrir). It aims to shed light on the history, ideology, and recent stances of this important, albeit little researched, player. Founded ...
  • The institutional dynamics of sectarianism. (c2011) 
    Habbal, Jinan Al- (Lebanese American University, 2012-05-28)
    This thesis investigates how Lebanese institutions construct a sectarian culture that deepens sectarian identities and strengthens citizens’ allegiance to sectarian leaders. To this end, the thesis examines how the ...
  • Iran's foreign policy in the Middle East after the invasion of Iraq, 2003-2012. (c2014) 
    Berjaoui, Mohamad Mahdi (Lebanese American University, 2015-02-10)
    What explains Iranian foreign policy in the region under the presidency of Mahmud Ahmadi- Nejad? Was it shaped by realist geopolitical calculations or ideological ones, or, alternatively, a combination of them? To explain ...
  • The Islamist groups in Tripoli. (c2008) 
    Abbas, Nivine H. (Lebanese American University, 2011-10-25)
    For the past decade, especially after the 9111 events, many scholars have related the terrorism phenomenon mainly to Islamic groups. After doing an extended research, I found that rarely scholars have researched the Sunni ...
  • The Lebanese conflict and the Taif Accord. (c2005) 
    Azar, Rida (Lebanese American University, 2011-09-30)
    Lebanon is now ruled by a system which has been outlined at Taif which supposedly brought an end to the war. In this thesis an attempt is made to determine the roots of the measures which were established at Taif to ...
  • The Lebanese forces. (c2004) 
    Baradhi, Samir Mikhael (Lebanese American University, 2011-09-30)
    The thesis is composed of two major parts and a conclusion. The first part consists of a brief review of historical background of the Christian armed resistance since the French Mandate in Syria until the outbreak of ...
  • The Left. (c2012) 
    Khayat, Karma (Lebanese American University, 2012-04-23)
    This thesis examines the path and prospects of Leftist movements in Lebanon. It points out their main successes and flaws, and examines their future possibilities. The research attempts to go beyond historical personal ...
  • Migration, Demographic Changes, and Politics in Lebanon 
    Fakhreddine, Zeina (Lebanese American University, 2020-07-03)
    Migration and its political and social impacts have always been subjects to numerous ongoing research. In migration studies, there are host countries and sending countries, and researchers found these countries as rich ...
  • The political economy of postwar reconstruction in Lebanon. (c2011) 
    Hariri, Hayat Mostafa (Lebanese American University, 2011-11-17)
    Postwar reconstruction has attracted the attention of many scholars in the last few decades. Different theories offer alternative routes to postwar reconstruction. Some theories suggest that postwar reconstruction entails ...
  • Reforming the consociational system. (c2014) 
    Verheij, Renko (Lebanese American University, 2016-02-02)
    This thesis aims to contribute to the ongoing debate about Lebanon’s constitutional design. By taking liberal consociational theory as a starting point, it explores where the present power-sharing system deviates from what ...
  • 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 ...
  • The Sovereignty Debate over Globalization 
    Abdul Samad, Rasha (Lebanese American University, 2021-03-15)
    This study examines the growing role of globalization in increasing small states vulnerability to hegemonic powers. Lebanon, a country which has been racked by civil war, foreign interventions, and recurring political ...
  • Structural limitations to modernization in Lebanon. (c2010) 
    Zaazaa, Nadim (Lebanese American University, 2011-10-21)
    The Lebanese state has seldom played a role in the modernization of Lebanon. The study attempts to address the problem of structural inertia in the Lebanese polity despite the obvious need for systemic change. Whichever ...
  • Thesis privatization. (c2012) 
    Rahhal, Mahasin (Lebanese American University, 2012-03-28)
    This thesis examines the role of privatization in the reformation of the Lebanese confessional and clientelistic system. It provides a detailed assessment of the outcome of privatization reforms and its politics within ...

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