1. Lebanon’s Student Movement: A New Political Player?
- Author:
- Tala Majzoub
- Publication Date:
- 09-2021
- Content Type:
- Research Paper
- Institution:
- Arab Reform Initiative (ARI)
- Abstract:
- The victory of independent student groups in student council elections in late 2020 was hailed as a milestone in the fight against the influence of traditional sectarian political parties in Lebanon. This paper examines the significance of these student elections and the renewed mobilization of the student body. It aims to better understand the politics and strategies of the new student groups, notably their understanding of notions like independence, and attempts to address the role that these student groups can eventually play in national politics.
- Topic:
- Politics, Democracy, Youth, and Political Participation
- Political Geography:
- Middle East and Lebanon