Secularism as a National Stance. Antisectarian Campaign and the Development of a Civil Society Movement in Lebanon

• Authors: Roswitha Badry
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The aim of the paper is to present the antisectarian campaign in Lebanon in 2011, called Overthrow the Sectarian System (OSS). Small protests did reveal new forces in Lebanese politics perhaps setting up a new trend. In order to capture the phenomenon thoroughly, reference to the problem of civil society sector in Lebanon will be made. First part of the paper deals with the problem of sectarianism: defines mechanisms, social repercussions of the phenomemon, with an emphasis also put on secularism, viewed as a remedy to sectarianism and the way it is perceived by civil society activists. Second part describes the history of civil society movement in Lebanon as the context of campaign's conception and development. Finally, the events of the OSS campaign will be presented and analysed.

Keywords

EN

Arab Spring; Lebanon; Sectarianism; Civil society; Secularism

• Publisher: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Kultur Śródziemnomorskich i Orientalnych PAN
• Journal: Hemispheres. Studies on Cultures and Societies
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 29
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 27-45

Contributors

author

Roswitha Badry