This article rejects the paradigm of “ancient sectarian hatreds” to explain the turmoil in the
Middle East. Instead, the political context that illuminates the question of sectarianism is the …

Understanding Sectarianism successfully accomplishes its important purpose of replacing
the unhelpful term 'Sectarianism'with more restrictive and descriptive terms like 'sectarian …

Scholars argue that consociationalism has become the preferred institutional tool of choice
for the international community when seeking an end to civil war. This paper argues that …

Lebanon is most often depicted as a 'weak state'lacking territorial sovereignty and thus
fostering the proliferation of violent non-state actors that generate political instability and …

Violently divided societies present major challenges to institutions seeking to establish
peace in places characterised by ethnic conflict and high levels of social segregation. Yet …

Research on consociational power-sharing divides on whether it provides a successful
model for peacebuilding or instead exacerbates antagonistic ethnic divisions. In these …

The purpose of this special issue is to reflect on and analyze the legacy of the Taif
Agreement, the peace accord that formally ended Lebanon's civil war in 1989. 1 …

Abstract Although Iraq and Lebanon are deeply divided societies, they have followed
varying political trajectories. Whilst Lebanon has accommodated sectarianism within a …

Social movement studies have addressed the issue of nostalgia within two perspectives,
focusing, respectively, on emotions and on memory. Our contribution looks at nostalgia in …

The purpose of this Special Issue is to examine the nature, causes, and consequences of
the Middle East's current sectarian surge. Specifically, how might sectarianism and regime …