Sectarianism, De-Sectarianization and Regional Politics in the Middle East (eBook, ePUB)

Protest and Proxies across States and Borders
Redaktion: Nasirzadeh, Samira; Mabon, Simon; Alrefai, Eyad; Kumarasamy, Ana Maria; Ghazal, Elias

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Following the Arab Uprisings, new ways of understanding sectarianism and sect-based differences emerged. But these perspectives, while useful, reduced sectarian identities to a consequence of either primordial tensions or instrumentalised identities. While more recently 'third way' approaches addressed the problems with these two positions, the complexity of secatarian identities within and across states remains unexplored. This book fills the gap in the literature to offer a more nuanced reading of both sectarian identities and also de-sectarianization across the Middle East. To do so, the volume provides a comparative account, looking at Iraq, Bahrain, Yemen, Syria and Lebanon. It examines the ways in which sect-based difference shapes regional politics and vice versa. The book also contributes to burgeoning debates on the role of protest movements in sectarianism. Chapters are split across three main sections: the first looks at sects and states; the second traces the relationship between sects and regional dynamics; and the third examines de-sectarianization, that is, the contestation and destablization of sectarian identities in socio-political life. Each section provides a more holistic understanding of the role of sectarian identities in the contemporary Middle East and shows how sectarian groups operate within and across state borders, and why this has serious implications for the ordering of life across the Middle East.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Januar 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780755639199
• Artikelnr.: 69930847

Autorenporträt

Samira Nasirzadeh is a PhD candidate in International Relations at Lancaster University, UK where she is currently working as a fellow at the Richardson Institute. Ana Maria Kumarasamy is a PhD candidate at Lancaster University, where she is currently working as a coordinator at the Richardson Institute. She is also a PhD fellow at SEPAD, the sectarianism, proxies and de-sectarianisation project. Elias Ghazal is a PhD candidate in International Relations at Lancaster University. He is currently working as a fellow at the Richardson Institute and he is a PhD fellow at SEPAD, the sectarianism, proxies and de-sectarianisation project. Eyad Alrefai is a Ph.D. candidate in Politics and International Relations at Lancaster University where he ia a fellow at the Sectarianism, Proxies and De-sectarianisation (SEPAD) project.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Sectarianism
geopolitics and De-Sectarianization in the Middle East
Simon Mabon.
University of Lancaster
UK; & Ana Kumarasamy
University of Lancaster
UK Section I: Politics of Sectarinianism Chapter 1: Politics of Sectarinism in Iraq
Harith Hasan
The Carnegie Middle East Center
USA Chapter 2: Taif at Thirty: A Revolution against Orientalism
Madonna Kalousian: Lancaster University
UK Chapter 3: The Weakness of Sovereignty in Authoritarian Regimes
Samuel Peter Mace
Leeds University
UK Chapter 4: De-essentializing Sectarianism: A Study of Iran's Regional Politics
Chimat Ladol
Jawaharlal Nehru University
UK Section II: Regional Dynamics & Proxies Chapter 5: The Spectre of Geopolitically Charged Sectarianism
Ibrahim Halawi
Royal Holloway
UK Chapter 6: The Deal of Discontent Saudi Arabia
Iran & the Nuclear Deal
Olivia Isabell Glombitza
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
UK Chapter 7: Securitization through Sectarianization in Bahrain
Samira Nasirzadeh
Lancaster University
UK Chapter 8: Bridging Ethno-Religious Divides by Proxy? Non-State Sponsorship and Sectarianism in the Middle East
Michel Wyss
Military Academy
Switzerland Chapter 9: The Importance of Framing Conflicts-Building the Narrative of a Proxy War in Yemen
Maria-Louise Clausen: Danish Institute for International Studies
Denmark Chapter 10: Sectarianism and Civil Wars in the MENA Region
Francesco Belcastro: University of Derby
UK Section III: De-sectarianization Chapter 11: Iran's Soft Power in the Gulf from Islamic Revolution to Post Intra Gulf Crisis
Nesibe Hicret Battaloglu
Middle East Technical University
Turkey Chapter 12: Discursive De-Secterianization: Re-Ordering Saudi Foreign and Domestic Policy Making
Umer Karim
University of Birmingham
UK Chapter 13: How to Understand the Role of Al-Azhar in the Sunni-Shi'i Rapprochement?
Hossam Ed-Deen Allam
Lancaster University
UK Conclusion
Samira Nasirzadeh
University of Lancaster
UK; Elias Ghazal
University of Lancaster
UK; Eyad Alrefai
University of Lancaster
UK; Ana Kumarasamy
University of Lancaster
UK