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| Title: | Filling the Void: Hizbullah's State Building in Lebanon |
| Authors: | Davis, Peita Department of Government and International Relations |
| Keywords: | Hizbullah Lebanon State Building Weak States Middle East |
| Issue Date: | 21-Dec-2007 |
| Series/Report no.: | Govt First Class Hons |
| Abstract: | Abstract Hizbullah is a militarised sub-state group that challenges Lebanon's authority by establishing a parallel power-structure within the state. This thesis argues that the failure of the Lebanese government to provide for its citizens, particularly the disenfranchised Shiite population, has allowed Hizbullah to fill the void of Lebanon's absent government by creating a parallel state-like structure. Hizbullah’s state building is driven by domestic politics, as it strives to “democratically” restructure the political system in its favour rather than take the state by force. Hizbullah occupies a political, social and military position within Lebanon that extends far beyond any traditional definition of a sub-state group. In analysing Hizbullah as a state-building movement, this thesis will shed light on the organisation’s autonomy, strength and objectives in Lebanon and also provide a holistic approach to further study of militarised sub-state groups. iii |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2123/2163 |
| Department/Unit/Centre: | Department of Government and International Relations |
| Appears in Collections: | Honours Theses Honours Theses - Government and International Relations |
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