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This book offers a framework for understanding opposition to Lebanon’s entrenched system of sectarian politics in the country’s postwar era.
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01 September 2026
Lebanon is known as a deeply divided society. The country’s political system divides power between Muslims and Christians, and sect-based identities shape social and political life. Yet, throughout its postwar period, Lebanon has also seen an increase in movements that oppose sectarian divisions. The book traces the anatomy of these diverse movements, examining their key characteristics, strategies, and internal tensions. Drawing on Pierre Bourdieu’s concepts, it analyses how resistance against sectarianism unfolds across five key fields: electoral politics, labour and class, urban space, gender and sexuality, and migration and refugee rights. Adopting an intersectional approach, it explores a broad range of cases, from mass protests to localized struggles for public space, showing how sectarianism intersects with other identities and hierarchies. While grounded in Lebanon, the book offers a broader framework for understanding identity politics in the Middle East and beyond.
Price: £85.00
Pages: 228
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Series: Identities and Geopolitics in the Middle East
Publication Date:
01 September 2026
ISBN: 9781526189707
Format: Hardcover
BISACs:
POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Nationalism & Patriotism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Middle Eastern Studies, Political ideologies and movements
Anne Kirstine Rønn is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Aarhus University
was opened in read-only mode Give Feedback AE2 Introduction Chapter 1: A framework for studying opposition to sectarianism Chapter 2: Introduction to Lebanon’s sectarian system and its challengers Chapter 3: Opposing sectarianism within the politics of labor and class Chapter 4: The struggle for inclusive urban politics Chapter 5: Fighting sextarianism Chapter 6: Citizenship and nationalism across sectarian and ethnic divides Conclusion: Prospects for change in divided societies Appendix