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Fault lines of the revolution: political actors, camps and conflicts in the new Libya

"Of all the states affected by the Arab Spring, Libya has experienced the deepest transformation to date. The diversity of actors emerging on the political scene is staggering. A confusing array of forces and institutional chaos are not the only reasons why external observers have trouble identifying and placing political actors in Libya. There is also a dearth of research on the political forces that emerged during the course of the revolution. The present study offers an analysis of the actors shaping events in Libya today, their interests and alliances, and the rifts that separate them. The new Libya is deeply divided. Two opposing camps are emerging from a fragmented political landscape dominated by local actors. Representatives of forces presenting themselves as revolutionary seek root-and-branch renewal of the political and business elite to their advantage. They face a heterogeneous camp of established, moderate and conservative forces that seek to draw a line under the period of upheaval, and fear further loss of influence. This rift runs right through the General National Congress, but also between individual cities and tribes, and between different elements in the security sector. It will in all likelihood dominate the upcoming constitutional process. The question of the role of Islam contains much less potential for conflict. Another consequence of the civil war, the rise of local interest groups and the relative weakness of the central government, is likely to remain a defining feature of Libyan politics for years to come." (author's abstract)

Fault lines of the revolution: political actors, camps and conflicts in the new Libya

Urheber*in: Lacher, Wolfram

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Weitere Titel
Bruchlinien der Revolution: Akteure, Lager und Konflikte im neuen Libyen
ISSN
1863-1053
Umfang
Seite(n): 36
Sprache
Englisch
Anmerkungen
Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet

Erschienen in
SWP Research Paper (4/2013)

Thema
Staatsformen und Regierungssysteme
Politikwissenschaft
Staat, staatliche Organisationsformen
Friedens- und Konfliktforschung, Sicherheitspolitik
Sicherheitssektor
Parlament
Libyen
Regierung
Islam
Nordafrika
Rechtsordnung
innere Sicherheit
Innenpolitik
Machtkampf
arabische Länder
Revolution
ethnische Gruppe
politische Entwicklung
politischer Akteur
Minderheit
politischer Konflikt

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Lacher, Wolfram
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik -SWP- Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit
(wo)
Deutschland, Berlin
(wann)
2013

URN
urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-385666
Rechteinformation
GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Lacher, Wolfram
  • Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik -SWP- Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit

Entstanden

  • 2013

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