Sectarianism Afflicts the New Middle East

Byman, Daniel

doi:10.1080/00396338.2014.882157

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“…Iran views itself as a victim of sectarianism in the region, seeing a Salafist conspiracy that has been enabled by the United States. 42 This adds further impetus to its active engagement in Syria.…”

Section: Strategic Rationalementioning

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Iran and Syria: An Enduring Axis

Wastnidge

2017

Middle East Policy

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Section: Strategic Rationalementioning

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Iran and Syria: An Enduring Axis

Wastnidge

2017

Middle East Policy

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“…If one revisits some of the earlier mentioned examples of how the “sectarian journey” is framed as being dominated by primordialists and instrumentalists, one learns that there is one arch‐primordialist: Barack Obama . Hashemi and Postel (: 2), for instance, argue that the former American president is “one of the most prominent proponents of this (primordialist) view.” They substantiate this by pointing to his remarks about how the Syrian conflict is about “ancient sectarian differences … rooted in conflicts that date back millennia.” This is a quote often used when the primordialist argument needs to be illustrated (e.g., Salloukh, : 35; Nasr, : 77; Wehrey, : 5; Byman, : 79). In addition to politicians, Western journalists and commentators are regularly also highlighted when statements about the prominence of primordialism are underpinned (Jacoby, ).…”

Section: “Where Are We Currently Situated” (I): Framing the Sectarianmentioning

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Beyond the beyond(s): On the (many) third way(s) beyond primordialism and instrumentalism in the study of sectarianism

Valbjørn

2019

Nations and Nationalism

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This meta‐study examines the nature of past and current theoretically informed debates on sectarian politics in the Middle East and identifies the biggest challenges and possible directions for the future study of sectarianism. Contrary to the conventional narrative about a “sectarian journey” torn between a flawed primordialist and instrumentalist approach in between which a new superior “third way” is needed, the article shows that both primordialism and instrumentalism are rare in the academic debate on sectarianism, quite similar to the broader ethnicity/nationalism debate. However, this has not resulted in a “new conventional wisdom” about how to proceed. Thus, the article identifies a cacophony of suggestions for how the much aspired‐to third way should look like. Against this background, the article suggests that it is time to go beyond the ritual calls to “get beyond primordialism and instrumentalism.” Instead, it is time to devote more attention to examining the multiple already existing suggestions for “third ways”. Rather than highlighting a single third way as superior, the article contributes to this move in two ways: it shows how the various third ways can be grouped into three “beyond strategies” (the New Saviour, the Baby and the Bathwater, and the LEGO eclectic strategies) and outlines a number of meta‐theoretical issues to consider in order to move the debate forward.

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“…Samtidig er det også blevet bemaerket, hvordan der siden har fundet en form for "sekterisering" sted, hvor mobilisering i stigende grad er sket langs sekteriske skel (Matthiesen 2013;Fibiger 2012;Abdo 2017). På den internationale scene er sammenbruddet af de tidligere taette bånd mellem Shia Hizballah og Sunni Hamas ligeledes blevet set som udtryk for en "sekterisering" af regional politik, hvor det er blevet vanskeligere og mere omkostningsfuldt at lave alliancer på tvaers af de sekteriske skel, selv for aktører, der ønsker det (Saouli 2013;Byman 2014).…”

Section: En Relativ Ny Debat Med En Lang Historie -Fra Hvorvidt Til Hunclassified

Shia-sunnisekterisme til debat i et nyt Mellemøsten

Valbjørn¹

2019

TIFO

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Forestillingen om et sekterisk -eller "sekteriseret" -Mellemøsten, hvor en modsaetning mellem shia-og sunnimuslimer -eller shia-og sunniislam -skulle udgøre en central konfliktlinje i regionens politiske liv, har figureret prominent i de seneste års debat om, hvad der vil kendetegne et såkaldt "nyt Mellemøsten". Samtidig med -eller måske netop fordi -sekterisk politik er blevet et sådan "hot topic", er det imidlertid også åbenbart, at debatten fortsat er praeget af stor forvirring og uenighed. Denne artikel identificerer nogle af de vigtigste positioner i denne flerdimensionelle diskussion om sekterisk politik i et "nyt Mellemøsten". Det gaelder ikke blot det helt grundlaeggende spørgsmål om, hvad sekterisme faktisk er, og om det overhovedet giver mening at tale om shia-sunnisekterisme, menogså om, hvor udbredt og ny den "nye sekterisme" egentlig er, og hvordan vi kan "observere" den. Som det vil fremgå, deler vandene sig ligeledes, når det kommer til spørgsmålet om, hvordan man bedst kan forklare sekterisk politiks (voksende) betydning i Mellemøsten, og hvilke implikationer denne "sekterisering" synes at have for en raekke forskellige aspekter ved mellemøstlig politik.

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Sectarianism Afflicts the New Middle East

Cited by 44 publications

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Iran and Syria: An Enduring Axis

Iran and Syria: An Enduring Axis

Beyond the beyond(s): On the (many) third way(s) beyond primordialism and instrumentalism in the study of sectarianism

Shia-sunnisekterisme til debat i et nyt Mellemøsten

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