9 Lebanon: Building Political Dynasties

el-Husseini, Rola

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“…As Rola El-Husseini neatly puts it, "Commitment to the nation comes aft er loyalty to the family, the personal representative of one's interests [the za'im/zu'ama', in Lebanese parlance], and the clerical leader of one's sect. " 5 Putt ing aside the roles of kinship networks and zu'ama' for now, this article will focus on the third type of institution associated with divisive identities, namely the clerical leaders of sects. As in other Islamic and Middle Eastern countries, the religious heads of Islamic and Christian sects play a signifi cant and controversial role in Lebanese politics: their opinions receive a national platform, and they are routinely consulted by politicians, diplomats, and foreign heads of state.…”

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Between Sect and State in Lebanon: Religious Leaders at the Interface

Henley¹

2016

Journal of Islamic and Muslim Studies

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Between Sect and State in Lebanon: Religious Leaders at the Interface

Henley¹

2016

Journal of Islamic and Muslim Studies

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Journalism Under Instrumentalized Political Parallelism

Selvik

Høigilt

2021

Journalism Studies

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Media systems where political parallelism co-exists with political clientelism have contradictory influences on journalistic practices. Journalists are encouraged to actively defend a cause and influence public opinion while expected to remain subservient to their political masters. The media studies literature has analyzed the impact of political parallelism and clientelism separately, without reflecting on the tensions that emerge when they operate together. The article examines journalism under instrumentalized political parallelism and argues that it plays out in a field defined by both horizontal and vertical conflicts. We add an elite-grassroots analytical perspective to the inter-elite tensions associated with a polarized public sphere. Political parallelism in non-democratic contexts seemingly leaves little room for journalistic agency, as the politically powerful tend to instrumentalize media outlets. However, by looking closely at the case of Lebanon, we argue that journalists are still able to act independently of and contrary to the elite's intentions. The empirical analysis shows how journalists navigate vis-à-vis the politicians by playing the relations game, exploiting internal contradictions in the system and connecting with popular grievances. The article contributes new knowledge about journalists' resilience to instrumentalization in a context of media/ politics connections that is commonly found outside the West.

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Trajectories and figurations: An analysis of sports elite in Lebanon

Maugendre,

Gasparini

2024

International Review for the Sociology of Sport

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This study investigates the trajectories of elite sports actors in Lebanon, focusing on the three most popular sports in the country: football, basketball, and volleyball. Employing a combination of Life Course Theory and Norbert Elias's figurations, the research analyzes data gathered from interviews, academic literature, and official documents. It reveals that despite the complex Lebanese context, sports actors have the capacity to navigate and select various paths within the social and sports figurations. The findings highlight significant influences of religious communities and political structures on these trajectories whilst also identifying margins for freedom and individual strategies. The post-civil war era has distinctly shaped sports actors across generations, evolving toward a diversified and stratified governance in sports. This research underscores the need for a relational approach to comprehend the intricacies of trajectories within the Lebanese sports system.

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9 Lebanon: Building Political Dynasties

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Between Sect and State in Lebanon: Religious Leaders at the Interface

Between Sect and State in Lebanon: Religious Leaders at the Interface

Journalism Under Instrumentalized Political Parallelism

Trajectories and figurations: An analysis of sports elite in Lebanon

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