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dc.contributor.advisorvan der Molen, Irna
dc.contributor.authorStel, N.M.
dc.date.accessioned2009-10-22T17:00:26Z
dc.date.available2009-10-22
dc.date.available2009-10-22T17:00:26Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.identifier.urihttps://studenttheses.uu.nl/handle/20.500.12932/3630
dc.description.abstractThe thesis investigates the the causes, triggers and contexts of the violent clashes between government and opposition supporters in Beirut in May 2008. It specifically focuses on the role Hezbollah played in this event, concluding that Hezbollah did not stage a coup d'etat (i.e. taking over the state by bypassing the political system), as often suggested, but rather created a situation in which it could maximize its influence on the state through the political system. This idea is explored and explained further throughout the thesis by placing the May 2008 Beirut clashes in the context of Lebanon's state and the history of the formation of this state and by analysing Hezbollah's position towards and within the Lebanese state.
dc.description.sponsorshipUtrecht University
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dc.language.isoen
dc.title'Forcing the Lebanese Back to Dialogue.' Hezbollah's Role in the May 2008 Beirut Clashes Analysed From a State-Building Perspective
dc.type.contentMaster Thesis
dc.rights.accessrightsOpen Access
dc.subject.keywordsLebanon, Hezbollah, state-building, state-society interaction, May 2008 Beirut clashes, political system, Doha Agreement
dc.subject.courseuuConflict Studies and Human Rights


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