The Tribes that Bind: Yemen and the Paradox of Political Violence

Jones, Clive

doi:10.1080/1057610x.2011.621117

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“…Further, it extends the country's long history in different political conflicts and regional and international interference in its affairs, resulting in unstable political, economic, social and educational development. These results are consistent with previous and recent research exploring the humanitarian situation and crisis in Yemen (Albloshi, 2016; Byman, 2018; Clausen, 2018; Durac, 2012; Hill, 2010; Jones, 2011; Knights, 2013; Porter, 2017; Stevenson, 2018; Stookey, 1974; Xia, 2010). Second, the considerable damage of educational infrastructure, the violent behaviour of students and teachers, and the pause of educational development are all direct results of the current intertribal conflict where all involved parties use tribes as a tool of war.…”

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“…Although Yemen's reunification in 1990 was a positive model of overcoming the negative impact of World War II and all colonisation empires (Xia, 2010), it seems to be a less fruitful factor within the influence of the intertribal conflict (Jones, 2011) and regional and international direct and indirect interference on the affairs of the country (Byman, 2018; Clausen, 2018; Sherif, 2018; Stevenson, 2018). The country's situation has further worsened since the emergence of the ‘Arab Spring’, with more educational crises (Almunifi & Aleryani, 2021; Muthanna & Sang, 2018b) and economic, social and political crises (Alaghbari et al, 2019; Gamil & Abdul Rahman, 2020; Porter, 2017) that all have a negative impact on current and future generations.…”

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Intertribal conflict, educational development and education crisis in Yemen: A call for saving education

Taher

Khan

Alduais

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Review of Education

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The current political conflict and economic crisis have impacted all aspects of life in Yemen, especially intertribal conflict, which plays a significant role in hindering educational development. In this study, we measure the impact of this conflict on the educational infrastructure, students and teachers' behaviour, and educational development as perceived by students, teachers and administrators. We collected data from 384 respondents: 162 teachers, 163 students and 59 administrative staff in the Aden and Taiz governorates. We also conducted 18 structured interviews with stakeholders from local authorities. The results indicate that: (1) educational infrastructure in Yemen has changed from a poor to a damaged status because of the intertribal conflict; (2) educational development in Yemen is going backward because of the current political conflict and economic crisis; (3) violence being exercised during this conflict has transferred to high school students, teachers and administration staff; and(4) the educational infrastructure is either bombed and attacked by the Arab (international) coalition or used as military bases by the different parties of the conflict.

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Intertribal conflict, educational development and education crisis in Yemen: A call for saving education

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Khan

Alduais

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“…Scholars often argue, on the contrary, that national ties held little meaning within either Syria or Yemen, disregarding nationalist imagery propagated by the governments of the two states as calculating façades. Indeed, it is most commonly suggested that Syrian and Yemeni citizens, before the rupture of 2011, chiefly felt allegiance to sub-and supra-state identities (Hinnebusch 2012;Beshara 2011;Saouli 2018;Salamandra 2013;Hinnebusch 2001;Salamandra 2004;Philbrick Yadav 2017;Jones 2011;Day 2012). The mediation efforts thus appear to have intervened in an ongoing process of identity mutation in both states.…”

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International Mediation, Identity Construction, and Normative Change

Clowry

2023

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In this article, I argue the following: mediation can operate as an arena in which identities are reconstructed while the very occurrence of mediation can trigger and fuel processes of identity reconstruction. More precisely, the norms promoted through mediation can serve to reconstruct the identities of the conflict parties. I will make this claim by examining two contemporary instances of mediation in Syria and Yemen, cases which diverge in the third-party peacemaking approach taken. I investigate these cases by gathering and thematically analyzing an original qualitative dataset comprising 74 semi-structured interviews, 50 press conferences, and 110 official documents. My analysis challenges existing literature concerning the intertwinement of norms, identity, and mediation; contributes to our understanding of how identities in Syria and Yemen were transformed following the revolutions of 2011; and interrogates traditional understandings of the purpose and effects of mediation.

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‘Fighting Out Its Own Complex and Fatal Destiny’? On the Limitations on the Use of Force in Yemen

Edwards

2018

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In the Spring of 2015 civil war once again returned to Yemen. Operation Decision Storm, the major military offensive launched by a coalition of Arab states led by Saudi Arabia, sought to "eliminate the threats" posed by Ansar Allah (known popularly as the Houthi militia), which had seized territory across Yemen, including the capital city Sanaa in September 2014. In a press conference in Washington on 22 April 2015, the Saudi Ambassador to the United States, Abdel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir, announced that, within a few weeks, the coalition had "degraded… [Houthi] capabilities substantially and thereby eliminated the threat that they pose to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia." The Saudis stated that their military campaign was primarily undertaken to preserve 'the safety of our borders, our territory and our citizens,' while also acknowledging that it served a secondary objective of bolstering the position of Yemen's new president, "Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi. 'Those objectives have been achieved," claimed Al-Jubeir, "so now we enter a new phase." With their

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The Tribes that Bind: Yemen and the Paradox of Political Violence

Cited by 7 publications

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Intertribal conflict, educational development and education crisis in Yemen: A call for saving education

Intertribal conflict, educational development and education crisis in Yemen: A call for saving education

International Mediation, Identity Construction, and Normative Change

‘Fighting Out Its Own Complex and Fatal Destiny’? On the Limitations on the Use of Force in Yemen

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