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This book offers a multidisciplinary analysis of the political, legal, economic, sociological, cultural and theological factors and their impact in Yemen. It seeks to challenge a number of prominen...
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This book offers a multidisciplinary analysis of the political, legal, economic, sociological, cultural and theological factors and their impact in shaping political machinations in Yemen. It seeks to challenge a number of prominent assumptions around the salience of sectarian difference as a driving force of the conflict, and to reject the idea that the conflict is purely a “proxy war” between Saudi Arabia and Iran. While it is generally accepted that sect-based identities were not central to the emergence of conflict, their manipulation and deployment has exacerbated divisions in a society deeply divided along tribal, political, economic, and religious lines, posing serious challenges to those engaged in peace building. The conflict in Yemen brings together a number of different points of tension, including between government and Houthis, Sunni and Shi’a, secessionist movements, an Al Qa’ida franchise (AQAP), and broader geopolitical rivalries, notably between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
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Price: £90.00
Pages: 200
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Series: Identities and Geopolitics in the Middle East
Publication Date: 07 December 2027
ISBN: 9781526182692
Format: Hardcover
BISACs:

POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, Comparative politics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace, Peace studies and conflict resolution

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Professor Simon Mabon is Chair in International Politics at Lancaster University where he is also Director of the Richardson Institute.
Hadil Al-Mowafak is a Research Analyst who joined the Yemen Policy Center as a Research Fellow in 2020. Her research focuses on issues related to peacebuilding.

Introduction
Simon Mabon
Part I Sectarianism, State, and Peacebuilding
1 Sectarianism in the Yemen War
Abdulsalam Mohammed
2 The relevance of sectarianism in the conflict in Yemen
Helen Lackner
3 Over-stating the Yemeni State: Escaping the Westphalian Strait Jacket
Simon Mabon
Part II: Regionalism Beyond Sect
4 The Southern Cause (al-qadhiyyah al-janub) and the Yemeni Conflict
Susanne Dahlgren
5 The UAE’s Military Engagement in Yemen: Interests, Role and Implications
Ibrahim Jalal
6 Northern Tribes and the Future of Yemen Conflict
Adel Dashela and Nadwa Al-Dawsari
Part III: Sectarian Entrenchment as a Cost of Conflict
7 The Yemeni metaconflict: The battle over narratives in a multi-layered conflict
Maria-Louise Clausen
8 The Salafis and the war in Yemen
Laurent Bonnefoy
9 Institutionalizing of ideology: the Houthis’ recruitment of fighters in Yemen
Nadwa al-Dawsari