The challenges to inclusionary states in the MENA region are daunting—including fiercely authoritarian states, the reality or threat of political violence, and ongoing protest movements. In September 2019, POMEPS and the Lebanese American University (LAU) brought together a diverse, interdisciplinary group of scholars to discuss the challenges to building more inclusive orders under these conditions.
Introduction
By Marc Lynch and Bassel Salloukh
Understanding the role of al-Hashd al-Shaabi in Iraq’s national and transnational political field
By Toby Dodge
Everyday security in Beirut’s southern suburbs: mapping the capacity and legitimacy of state and non-state actors
By Jeroen Gunning and Dima Smaira
Non-State Actors and Approaches to the Yemeni State
By Stacey Philbrick Yadav
Be careful what you wish for − The Multiple Strategies of De-Sectarianization
By Morten Valbjørn
Sovereignty, Biopolitics and De-Sectarianization in Divided Societies
By Simon Mabon
Civil society mobilization as a driving force in bridging the political divide and promoting reconciliation in postwar countries
By Makram Ouaiss
Inequality, renteirism and the roots of Lebanon’s October 2019 Uprising
By Ala’a Shehabi
Designing transitional justice: Problems of planning political & institutional change in volatile political contexts
By Mariam Salehi