History of Conflicts in Lebanon. A Critical Perspective
Lebanon’s History has always been one of “conflict and consensus” (Haffar-Mills/Shehadi, 1988). Well before it was established as a state in 1920, the Lebanese geographic space witnessed recurring crises ranging from sectarian violence, to social conflicts, internal displacement of populations, and massive killings (cf. the period of 1840-1860). To this day, the historiography of the country is contested by Lebanese religious communities and political groups. Deep-rooted myths surrounding the modern and contemporary history of the country still hamper the possibility of initiating a meaningful dialogue between former warring parties. In fact the various and contending narratives ranging from the 1840-1860 wars and massacres, the 1958 internal conflict, to the 1975-1990 Lebanon war, are scarcely addressed in the public sphere, and brushed over, if not absent, in schools’ history curricula.
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Research axes
The present call for papers aims at critically exploring the following axes:
I- Reinvestigating episodes of violence in Lebanon
II- Revisiting the postwar period
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Submission guidelines and time frame
Submission guidelines
Lebanon Support encourages contributions from experienced scholars, early career researchers, PhD candidates, practitioners, activists, and civil society experts. Authors can submit papers in Arabic, English or French. Papers should not exceed 10,000 words. Practitioners’ testimonies should not exceed 3,000 words, and book reviews 1,500 words. Read more.
Time frame
Paper abstracts in Arabic, English, or French (not exceeding 600 words, specifying the theme, type of fieldwork, research questions, etc.), along with a CV, should be sent to editor@lebanon-support.org before September 30th, 2017.
The editorial committee will notify authors by October 10th, 2017.
Final papers should be shared with Lebanon Support for blind peer review by April 10th, 2018.
Papers should conform to Lebanon Support’s guidelines for contributors. Publication of papers is scheduled for end of 2018.
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