Consociational Democracy

Write a one-page paper summarizing the readings, articles or report. Students should analyze by answering two of the following questions:

• How significant is the question?
• How convincing or persuasive is the argument?
• Is there a different methodology the author could have used?
• How logical are the causes and outcomes behind the argument?
• Is the empirical evidence and methodology sound, why or why not? Are there alternative explanations the author could have considered?
• What solutions does the reading propose to solve a specific issue and do you agree with them and have others to propose?
• THIS Required Readings MUST BE USED IN PAPER
  • William Harris, “Republic of Lebanon,” in Mark Gasiorowski and Sean L. Yom (eds.), The Government and Politics of the Middle East and North Africa (Boulder, Co: Westview, 2017): pp. 79-110.

Topics Covered Lebanon – Consociational Democracy

THIS Required Readings MUST BE USED IN PAPER William Harris, “Republic of Lebanon,” in Mark Gasiorowski and Sean L. Yom (eds.), The Government and Politics of the Middle East and North Africa (Boulder, Co: Westview, 2017): pp. 79-110. Recommended Reading: Lara Deeb, “Hizballah: A Primer,” Middle East Report Online (July 31, 2006) (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. https://www.merip.org/mero/mero073106 Eric Lob, “Is Hezbollah Confronting a Crisis of Popular Legitimacy?” Crown Center for Middle East Studies Brief 78 (March 2014): pp. 1-7. International Crisis Group, “Hizbollah’s Syria Conundrum,” Middle East & North Africa Report 175 (March 14, 2017): 1-36.