Overview
- Deals with the 28-year trajectory of the Free Patriotic Movement
- Explores the role of sectarianism and secularism in the FPM
- Sheds light on the role of political activists whose backgrounds are predominantly middle-class Christian
Part of the book series: Reform and Transition in the Mediterranean (RTM)
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
- Free Patriotic Movement
- secular political movement
- Michel Aoun
- Lebanese Civil War
- Lebanese politics
- institutional transformation
- sectarian strategies
- political discourse
- Jubran Bassil
- sectarian shift
- political strategies
- party longevity
- sectarianization
- social movement
- Lebanese studies
- Party Transition
- political reform
About this book
This book explores the thirty-year trajectory of the Free Patriotic Movement that aimed to achieve the freedom, sovereignty and independence of Lebanon from the Lebanese political elite and Syrian hegemony. It sheds light on the movement’s activism, changes and sectarianism throughout the stages of movement emergence, persistence and party transformation. The author shows how the movement built on opportunities that culminated in its rise, both in civil society and nationally, despite a number of challenges. The book also reveals the formation of intricate units and communication channels to mobilize activism and increase commitment to the movement’s cause. While discussing the significance of Michel Aoun and Gebran Bassil to the future of the FPM, the author asserts that various party dimensions and practices are conditioned by regional and international politics.
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Book Title: Activism, Change and Sectarianism in the Free Patriotic Movement in Lebanon
Authors: Joseph P. Helou
Series Title: Reform and Transition in the Mediterranean
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25704-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-25703-3Published: 08 October 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-25706-4Published: 08 October 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-25704-0Published: 25 September 2019
Series ISSN: 2945-641X
Series E-ISSN: 2945-6428
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 202
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Middle Eastern Politics, Political Communication, Political Leadership, Politics and Religion, Political Economy/Economic Systems