In Lebanon, federalism is a controversial and deeply polarising topic that keeps triggering extreme reactions – fervent support on the one hand, utter rejection and criticism on the other. Its proponents argue that only a federal political system can neutralise…
Read MoreThe reasons informing my federal commitment are fourfold: firstly, Lebanon is a multi-confessional society. Managing ethnic diversity is never an easy task; indeed, it may well be the major political challenge faced by troubled societies yearning for stability after extended periods of turmoil…
Read MoreDivided societies are characterised by the presence of strong divisions among groups having deep divergences in terms of ethnicity, religion, and politics, yet living in the same state or territory. When approaching these cases, one is also dealing…
Read MoreThe Levant, a vast geographical region in the Eastern Mediterranean, is described by historian Philip Mansel as a “window to the world” and a place where “people switched identities as easily as they switched languages”. In his book…
Read MoreIn historical terms, Lebanon was created as a single state to safeguard the multiple specificities of the cultural communities present on its territories. Article 9 of the Constitution states: “There shall be absolute freedom of conscience. The state in rendering homage to the God Almighty shall respect all religions and creeds…”
Read MoreWhat is happening in Lebanon deserves the utmost attention but discussion of it remains marginal in the global constitutional debate. As a unique junction point in the “Wider Mediterranean”, Lebanon is a forerunner of geopolitical phenomena…
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