State Atrophy in Syria : : War, Society and Institutional Change / / Harout Akdedian.

Examines institutional and socio-cultural transformations throughout the Syrian conflictFills substantial gaps in the literature on Syria regarding state atrophy, covering both institutional and social-cultural formulations Focuses on five distinct and most consequential aspects of state atrophy dur...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2023 English
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Place / Publishing House:Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2023]
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Year of Publication:2023
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (280 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction: On Abolition, State Capture and Atrophy
  • 1 State Capture and Devolution in Syria: A Paradoxical Landscape
  • 2 Institutions of Violence and Proliferation
  • 3 Ethno-religious Subjectivities: Dynamics of Communitarianism and Sectarianisation
  • 4 Institutional Ecologies during State Atrophy: The Religious Field as Case Study*
  • 5 Civilian Agency and its Limits: Community Protection in Deir Hafer and Kasab
  • Conclusion: The Future of State–Society Relations
  • Bibliography
  • Index