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Assembling security in a ‘weak state:’ the contentious politics of plural governance in Lebanon since 2005

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Lebanon is most often depicted as a ‘weak state’ lacking territorial sovereignty and thus fostering the proliferation of violent non-state actors that generate political instability and regional insecurity. In contrast, this essay explores the dynamics of security politics in Lebanon since 2005 through the lens of hybrid sovereignty. It shows how an assemblage of state and non-state actors has been able to navigate between rival understandings of insecurity, producing at times shared, but still contested, understandings which have sustained a system of plural governance over security that has been able to respond to a shifting geography of threats.

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  • Waleed Hazbun, 2016. "Assembling security in a ‘weak state:’ the contentious politics of plural governance in Lebanon since 2005," Third World Quarterly, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 37(6), pages 1053-1070, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ctwqxx:v:37:y:2016:i:6:p:1053-1070
    DOI: 10.1080/01436597.2015.1110016
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    1. Samaha, Petra & Mohtar, Amer, 2020. "Decoding an urban myth: An inquiry into the Van line 4 system in Beirut, Lebanon," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 85(C).
    2. El-Hoss, Thomas, 2023. "Reforming Lebanon’s child protection system: Lessons for international child welfare efforts," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 148(C).

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