Lebanon: The Refugee Issue and the Threat of a Sectarian Confrontation

Daniel Meier (1)

1 PACTE - Pacte, Laboratoire de sciences sociales

This article highlights the many dimensions of the threat that exists nowadays in Lebanon regarding the impact of the Syrian uprising turning into a civil war. To do so, I will firstly focus on the issue of Syrian refugee in Lebanon. Recalling the Syrian-Lebanese complex relationship, the article delves in the collective memory of the Palestinian issue in Lebanon that pops up again as thousands of them are fleeing Syria to seek refuge in Palestinian camps. In the second part, the article addresses the related question of Sunnis/Shiites tensions that have become a significant factor in the Syrian civil war and that have been imported into Lebanon by major political parties and entrepreneurs of violence.

Mots clés: Entrepreneurship of Violence; Syrian Refugees; Palestinians Refugees; Sectarian Tension; Ḥizb Allāh; al-Mustaqbal

Domaines: Science politique; Sociologie

Daniel Meier. Lebanon: The Refugee Issue and the Threat of a Sectarian Confrontation. Oriente Moderno, 2014, 94 (2), pp.382-401. ⟨10.1163/22138617-12340063⟩. ⟨halshs-01338257⟩