Walking between raindrops: Hizballah in Lebanon

Norton, Augustus Richard

doi:10.1080/13629399808414642

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“…This process, called lebanonisation by several authors, has led to an increased pragmatism in Hezbollah's political program (Hamzeh, 1993;Ranstorp, 1998) (Norton, 1998), has accepted the new rules of the game and has understood that the best way to enhance its power in Lebanon is by participating in its political institutions. As Hamzeh has put it:…”

Section: Hezbollah's Religious Identitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Hezbollah’s Identities and their Relevance for Cultural and Religious IR

Morillas¹

2011

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(ENG)This working paper analyses the role of religious and resistance identities in Hezbollah's transformation and foreign relations. It argues that this Islamist movement has privileged material concerns over the religious dogma when both factors have not been coincidental. To do so, it uses a theoretical framework that presents the main characteristics of the anthropological and political interpretations of the role of culture and religion in defining the behaviour of international actors. In the chapter dedicated to Hezbollah, close attention is paid to the domestic and regional levels of analysis. When assessing Hezbollah's religious identity, this paper argues that the salience of ABSTRACT (CAT)Aquest estudi analitza el paper de les identitats religiosa i de resistència en la transformació de Hezbollah i les seves relacions internacionals. Defensa que aquest moviment islàmic ha privilegiat interessos materials per sobre del dogma religiós quan ambdós factors no han coincidit. El marc teòric estudia les principals característiques de les interpretacions política i antropologista en la influència de la cultura i la religió en el comportament d'actors internacionals. El capítol dedicat a Hezbollah fa especial referència als nivells d'anàlisi nacional i regional. Pel que fa a la seva identitat religiosa, 4 l'estudi conclou que el pragmatisme polític ha substituït les premisses panislàmiques pròpies dels orígens del moviment. També s'analitza la lluita contra Israel com a raó de ser de Hezbollah i s'argumenta que la identitat de resistència d'aquest moviment no ha sofert transformacions significatives al llarg del temps i s'ha combinat fàcilment amb la retòrica religiosa. La unió del marc teòric i l'estudi de cas permeten arribar a la conclusió que la concepció política de les identitats culturals i religioses en relacions internacionals esdevé la millor eina per a entendre l'evolució d'un actor com Hezbollah. ABSTRACT (CAS)Este estudio analiza el papel de la identidad religiosa y de resistencia en la transformación de Hezbollah y sus relaciones internacionales. Defiende que este movimiento islámico ha privilegiado intereses materiales por encima del dogma religioso cuando ambos factores no han sido coincidentes. El marco teórico analiza las principales características de las interpretaciones política y antropologista en la influencia de la cultura y la religión en el comportamiento de actores internacionales. El capítulo dedicado a Hezbollah hace especial referencia a los niveles de análisis nacional y regional. En cuanto a su identidad religiosa, el estudio concluye que el pragmatismo político se ha sobrepuesto a las premisas pan-islámicas propias de los orígenes del movimiento. También se analiza la lucha contra Israel como razón de ser de Hezbollah y se argumenta que su identidad de resistencia no ha sufrido transformaciones significativas a lo largo del tiempo y ha sido compatible con la retórica religiosa. La unión del marco teórico y el estudio de caso permiten concluir que la concepción políti...

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Section: Hezbollah's Religious Identitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Hezbollah’s Identities and their Relevance for Cultural and Religious IR

Morillas¹

2011

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“…The country's 1943 'National Pact' reflects this diversity, enshrining a powersharing arrangement between the country's 17 recognized religious groups, including quotas in the parliament and cabinet appointments. 58 The National Pact awarded the country's three main religious groups -Maronite Christians, Sunni Muslims, and Shi'a Muslims -the presidency, premiership, and head of parliament, respectively. This power-sharing arrangement reflected the estimated numbers of each group, based on a 1932 census, and the influence of each religious group at the time of independence; the Shi'a were the poorest and the least politically mobilized and thus received a weak position in the government.…”

Section: God's Party: the Lebanese Hezbollahmentioning

confidence: 99%

Setting a place at the table: ending insurgencies through the political process

Gregg

2011

Small Wars & Insurgencies

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“…71 Second, the 'lebanonisation' literature reveals how Hizbullah is able to operate successfully as a political party, negotiating its position within the complex arena of Lebanese politics: 'Hizbullah has been transforming itself into a political party [whose decision makers] are little different than the [other Lebanese] leaders [and] have exemplified a sophisticated understanding of Lebanese politics'. 72 This argument fits into the claim made by other authors about the decline of radical Islamism.…”

Section: The Counter-view: the 'Lebanonisation' Of Hizbullahmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Hizbullah is not only 'being gradually absorbed by the political system', it has also 'jettisoned its commitment to establishing a system of Islamic rule in the country'. 74 The approach essentially concludes that Hizbullah, as a radical movement, is being caught up in the game of conventional politics: Hizbullah's 'lebanonisation' entails a gradual dismissal of the party's panIslamic horizon in favour of what is termed 'Islamic nationalism'. 75 Hizbullah's participation in the Lebanese political system was indeed the outcome of fierce internal debates in the party.…”

Section: The Counter-view: the 'Lebanonisation' Of Hizbullahmentioning

confidence: 99%