The survival of minorities in a turbulent environment. (c2012)

Includes bibliographical references (leaves 100-106).

محفوظ في:
التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
المؤلف الرئيسي: Abi Ali, Assem (author)
التنسيق: masterThesis
منشور في: 2012
الموضوعات:
الوصول للمادة أونلاين:http://hdl.handle.net/10725/1537
https://doi.org/10.26756/th.2012.38
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Middle East -- Ethnic relations -- Political aspects
Middle East -- Politics and government -- 21st century
Arab Spring, 2010-
Dissertations, Academic
Lebanese American University -- Dissertations
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spelling The survival of minorities in a turbulent environment. (c2012)The case of the druze in the Arab spring.Abi Ali, AssemDruzes -- HistoryDruzes -- Political activity -- Middle EastMiddle East -- Ethnic relations -- Political aspectsMiddle East -- Politics and government -- 21st centuryArab Spring, 2010-Dissertations, AcademicLebanese American University -- DissertationsIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 100-106).This thesis examines Druze politics in relation to other sectarian groups, particularly Sunni and Shia in Lebanon and Syria. Politics of Druze in the occupied Golan Heights and within the Israeli political system is also assessed. The central question that this thesis aims to answer is how Druze politics has been implicated by contemporary sectarian awakenings and how it is being articulated in relation to the different power sharing reconfigurations. The rational choice theory is used in order to entertain different responses. Three power sharing coalition-based arrangement scenarios are evaluated: minorities’ alliance, majority-minority alliance, and secular alliance. The rational choice of a minority to join one alliance rather than another is assessed according to both the durability and benefits attained. This thesis implements an opinion study approach of key Druze intellectual and political leaders in order to compare and assess rational choice perspectives in coalition strategies. The findings highlight serious uncertainty and division confronting the Druze in alliance choices amid regional turbulences and political upheavals. At the same time, the thesis reveals the fact that such differences and divisions within the Druze community may better serve its political interest by widening its margin of maneuverability during epoch of uncertain transitions. Thus, under political duress, the thesis rejects both ‘determinism’ and ‘unitarianism’ in minority’s coalition rational choice modality in favor of a situational thesis.1 bound copy: xii, 106 p.; ill.; 30 cm. Available at RNL.Lebanese American University2013-08-22T08:55:14Z2013-08-22T08:55:14Z20122013-08-222012-07-31Thesisinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesishttp://hdl.handle.net/10725/1537https://doi.org/10.26756/th.2012.38en_USinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:laur.lau.edu.lb:10725/15372020-05-18T14:53:55Z
spellingShingle The survival of minorities in a turbulent environment. (c2012)
Abi Ali, Assem
Druzes -- History
Druzes -- Political activity -- Middle East
Middle East -- Ethnic relations -- Political aspects
Middle East -- Politics and government -- 21st century
Arab Spring, 2010-
Dissertations, Academic
Lebanese American University -- Dissertations
status_str publishedVersion
title The survival of minorities in a turbulent environment. (c2012)
title_full The survival of minorities in a turbulent environment. (c2012)
title_fullStr The survival of minorities in a turbulent environment. (c2012)
title_full_unstemmed The survival of minorities in a turbulent environment. (c2012)
title_short The survival of minorities in a turbulent environment. (c2012)
title_sort The survival of minorities in a turbulent environment. (c2012)
topic Druzes -- History
Druzes -- Political activity -- Middle East
Middle East -- Ethnic relations -- Political aspects
Middle East -- Politics and government -- 21st century
Arab Spring, 2010-
Dissertations, Academic
Lebanese American University -- Dissertations
url http://hdl.handle.net/10725/1537
https://doi.org/10.26756/th.2012.38