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Citizenship, Migration, and Confessional Democracy in Lebanon

Citizenship, Migration, and Confessional Democracy in Lebanon No major citizenship reform has been adopted in Lebanon since the creation of the Lebanese citizenship in 1924. Moreover, access to citizenship for foreign residents does not depend on established administrative rules and processes, but instead on ad hoc political decisions. The Lebanese citizenship regime is thus characterized by immobilism and discretion. This paper looks at the relationship between citizenship regime and confessional democracy, defined as a system of power sharing between different religious groups. It argues that confessional democracy hinders citizenship reform and paves the way to arbitrary naturalization practices, and that, in turn, the citizenship regime contributes to the resilience of the political system. In other words, the citizenship regime and the political system are mutually reinforcing. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Middle East Law and Governance Brill

Citizenship, Migration, and Confessional Democracy in Lebanon

Middle East Law and Governance , Volume 6 (3): 250 – Dec 5, 2014

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Brill
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© 2014 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
Subject
Articles
ISSN
1876-3367
eISSN
1876-3375
DOI
10.1163/18763375-00603009
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Abstract

No major citizenship reform has been adopted in Lebanon since the creation of the Lebanese citizenship in 1924. Moreover, access to citizenship for foreign residents does not depend on established administrative rules and processes, but instead on ad hoc political decisions. The Lebanese citizenship regime is thus characterized by immobilism and discretion. This paper looks at the relationship between citizenship regime and confessional democracy, defined as a system of power sharing between different religious groups. It argues that confessional democracy hinders citizenship reform and paves the way to arbitrary naturalization practices, and that, in turn, the citizenship regime contributes to the resilience of the political system. In other words, the citizenship regime and the political system are mutually reinforcing.

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Middle East Law and GovernanceBrill

Published: Dec 5, 2014

Keywords: citizenship; migration; Lebanon

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