Theorizing sectarianism in Syria: toward a framework of analysis

Raymond Hinnebusch; Morten Valbjørn

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Theorizing sectarianism in Syria: toward a framework of analysis

Raymond Hinnebusch, Morten Valbjørn

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This chapter examines key approaches and debates about conceptualizing, theorizing, and understanding the causes and consequences of sectarianism in Syria. We seek to understand what factors caused sectarianization but also how it, in turn, affected or impacted, state formation and governance in Syria and Syria’s role in the international relations of MENA. Based on this discussion, the chapter ends with a framework of analysis that can be deployed to systematically chart sectarianism across time and place in Syria. The empirical chapters in the book will employ the framework to organize comparative study of variations, and, in parallel, contribute to testing the framework’s explanatory power. The concluding chapter systematically summarizes the comparisons and draws theoretical conclusions.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Sectarianism and civil war in Syria
Editors	Raymond Hinnebusch, Mortern Valbjørn
Place of Publication	Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY
Publisher	Routledge Taylor & Francis Group
Chapter	1
Pages	3-38
Number of pages	35
ISBN (Electronic)	9781003557722
ISBN (Print)	9781032903798, 9781032903828
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003557722-2
Publication status	Published - 14 Apr 2025

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Name	Routledge/St. Andrews Syrian studies series

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Sectarianism
Syria
Civil war
Framework of analysis
Theorizing

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Theorizing sectarianism in Syria: toward a framework of analysis. / Hinnebusch, Raymond; Valbjørn, Morten.
Sectarianism and civil war in Syria. ed. / Raymond Hinnebusch; Mortern Valbjørn. Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2025. p. 3-38 (Routledge/St. Andrews Syrian studies series).

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