Critical Junctures and Missed Opportunities: The Case of Lebanon's Cedar Revolution
dc.contributor.author | Clark, Janine A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Zahar, Marie-Joelle | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-04-05T13:38:54Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-04-05T13:38:54Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014-06-11 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1866/18313 | |
dc.subject | Liban | fr |
dc.subject | Conjonctures critiques | fr |
dc.subject | Acteurs non-étatiques | fr |
dc.subject | Révolution du Cèdre | fr |
dc.title | Critical Junctures and Missed Opportunities: The Case of Lebanon's Cedar Revolution | fr |
dc.type | Article | fr |
dc.contributor.affiliation | Université de Montréal. Faculté des arts et des sciences. Département de science politique | fr |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/17449057.2014.924659 | |
dcterms.abstract | This article addresses three shortcomings in the path dependency literature on critical junctures: the neglect of negative cases, non-state actors and of power asymmetries. The 2005 Cedar Revolution had the makings of a critical juncture. Yet despite the rise of alternative nongovernmental organizations (ANGOs) seeking to change the sectarian political system, a public ready for change, renewed donor interest and funds, little came of this juncture; Lebanon’s ANGOs are now inactive. This paper questions why. Building on fieldwork conducted between 2006 and 2010, it argues that the Cedar Revolution was a critical juncture and that this critical juncture was marked by a substantial power asymmetry between ANGOs and Lebanon’s sectarian political actors. Nonetheless, the renewed donor interest in promoting a stable and democratic Lebanon could have reduced this power gap; however, the politics of Western democracy promotion ultimately reinforced the hold of sectarian leaders on Lebanon’s political scene. | fr |
dcterms.language | eng | fr |
UdeM.VersionRioxx | Version acceptée / Accepted Manuscript | |
oaire.citationTitle | Ethnopolitics | |
oaire.citationVolume | 14 | |
oaire.citationIssue | 1 |
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