Sectarianism in The Yemeni Political Field

The rise of the Houthi movement was met with a parallel rise of sectarian discourses and attitudes particularly in the aftermath of the 2011 uprising. However, these dynamics can be traced to earlier forces and reconfigurations that have shaped the Yemeni political field over the longue durée. By em...

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Main Author: Al-Qabili, Nada (author)
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Published: 2020
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https://doi.org/10.26756/th.2022.309
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Yemen (Republic) -- History -- Civil War, 2015-
Islam and politics -- Yemen (Republic)
Islamic sects -- Yemen (Republic)
Lebanese American University -- Dissertations
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description The rise of the Houthi movement was met with a parallel rise of sectarian discourses and attitudes particularly in the aftermath of the 2011 uprising. However, these dynamics can be traced to earlier forces and reconfigurations that have shaped the Yemeni political field over the longue durée. By employing a Bourdieusian framework to study the rise of sectarian discourses and attitudes, this thesis seeks to explain the interplay within and between local and regional factors to understand the strategic employment of sectarianism, not only by Yemen’s political elite, but also by Ansarullah. In so doing, this works details how the Salih regime and the Houthi leadership employed sectarian discourse as a form of symbolic capital in the competition to dominate the Yemeni political field. The thesis builds on Pierre Bourdieu’s concepts of symbolic capital/power, the political field, and the habitus to provide a more holistic understanding of the Houthi movement and the rise of sectarianism in Yemen. Moreover, instead of portraying Ansarullah as a mere proxy that has been caught amidst a rivalry of two greater regional hegemonies, this work aims to bring forward a local perspective by engaging with concepts and ideas which the Houthis have used to define and construct their identity and movement.
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spelling Sectarianism in The Yemeni Political FieldAl-Qabili, NadaYemen (Republic) -- Politics and government -- 21st centuryYemen (Republic) -- History -- Civil War, 2015-Islam and politics -- Yemen (Republic)Islamic sects -- Yemen (Republic)Lebanese American University -- DissertationsDissertations, AcademicThe rise of the Houthi movement was met with a parallel rise of sectarian discourses and attitudes particularly in the aftermath of the 2011 uprising. However, these dynamics can be traced to earlier forces and reconfigurations that have shaped the Yemeni political field over the longue durée. By employing a Bourdieusian framework to study the rise of sectarian discourses and attitudes, this thesis seeks to explain the interplay within and between local and regional factors to understand the strategic employment of sectarianism, not only by Yemen’s political elite, but also by Ansarullah. In so doing, this works details how the Salih regime and the Houthi leadership employed sectarian discourse as a form of symbolic capital in the competition to dominate the Yemeni political field. The thesis builds on Pierre Bourdieu’s concepts of symbolic capital/power, the political field, and the habitus to provide a more holistic understanding of the Houthi movement and the rise of sectarianism in Yemen. Moreover, instead of portraying Ansarullah as a mere proxy that has been caught amidst a rivalry of two greater regional hegemonies, this work aims to bring forward a local perspective by engaging with concepts and ideas which the Houthis have used to define and construct their identity and movement.1 online resource (ix, 90 leaves)Includes bibliographical references (leaf 84-90).Lebanese American University2022-04-12T07:05:55Z2022-04-12T07:05:55Z20202020-07-25Thesisinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesishttp://hdl.handle.net/10725/13477https://doi.org/10.26756/th.2022.309http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/thesis.phpeninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:laur.lau.edu.lb:10725/134772022-07-13T08:42:08Z
spellingShingle Sectarianism in The Yemeni Political Field
Al-Qabili, Nada
Yemen (Republic) -- Politics and government -- 21st century
Yemen (Republic) -- History -- Civil War, 2015-
Islam and politics -- Yemen (Republic)
Islamic sects -- Yemen (Republic)
Lebanese American University -- Dissertations
Dissertations, Academic
status_str publishedVersion
title Sectarianism in The Yemeni Political Field
title_full Sectarianism in The Yemeni Political Field
title_fullStr Sectarianism in The Yemeni Political Field
title_full_unstemmed Sectarianism in The Yemeni Political Field
title_short Sectarianism in The Yemeni Political Field
title_sort Sectarianism in The Yemeni Political Field
topic Yemen (Republic) -- Politics and government -- 21st century
Yemen (Republic) -- History -- Civil War, 2015-
Islam and politics -- Yemen (Republic)
Islamic sects -- Yemen (Republic)
Lebanese American University -- Dissertations
Dissertations, Academic
url http://hdl.handle.net/10725/13477
https://doi.org/10.26756/th.2022.309
http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/thesis.php