Open AccessEthnic and confessional factor in the Arab countries of the Eastern Mediterranean
Author(s) -
Elena Savicheva,
Савичева Елена Михайловна,
Nigina Sukhbatovna Akhmedova,
Ахмедова Нигина Сухбатовна,
Somar Hafez Ghanem,
Ганем Сомар Хафез
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
vestnik rossijskogo universiteta družby narodov. seriâ vseobŝaâ istoriâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2312-833X
pISSN - 2312-8127
DOI - 10.22363/2312-8127-2021-13-1-37-48
Subject(s) - confessional , ethnic group , politics , political science , settlement (finance) , diversity (politics) , development economics , gender studies , political economy , sociology , law , economics , payment , finance
The article analyzes the role of ethno-confessional factor in the social and political life of two Eastern Mediterranean Arab countries - Lebanon and Syria. It is emphasized that ethnic and confessional diversity in combination with cultural and civilizational specifics predetermines the peculiarities of political processes in the countries and their foreign policy orientations. The authors note the tendency of wide involvement of various ethnic and confessional groups in political processes. The authors come to the conclusion about significance of ethnic and confessional factors in the development of traditional societies in the Middle Eastern countries, including Syria and Lebanon. The ethno-confessional factor can both consolidate and mobilize society, as well as increase the potential for conflict and complicate the settlement process in multi-ethnic and multi-confessional countries of the region.