Sultanism and Civil War in Libya

IF 0.6 4区 社会学 Q2 AREA STUDIES
Ibrahim Sadoun R. Tunesi
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Abstract

The 2011 Libyan uprising transformed into a civil war in a matter of days—and it has lasted more than a decade. What made this uprising different from others? This article argues that the type of system determined the outcome of the revolt. It posits a relationship between Muammar Qadhafi's sultanistic regime and the fragile political institutions that have allowed the chaos and rivalry to persist without resolution. To demonstrate this, Libyan citizens were surveyed about their perceptions of how Qadhafi shaped the political order responsible for today's institutional vacuum. While the revolution revealed the Qadhafi regime's lack of popular and foreign support, as well as the inadequacies of state institutions, it could not use institutional channels to mobilize the public and organize authority, as in Tunisia and Egypt. The civil war, coupled with the interventions of regional and international powers in support of local actors and militias, has made the Libyan case different. The article also explains how the passive stances of the League of Arab States and the United Nations paved the way for external rivalries.

利比亚的苏丹主义和内战
2011年的利比亚起义在几天之内就演变成了一场内战,这场内战已经持续了十多年。这次起义与其他起义有何不同?本文认为,制度类型决定了起义的结果。它假定穆阿迈尔·卡扎菲的苏丹主义政权和脆弱的政治机构之间存在一种关系,这种关系允许混乱和竞争持续下去而得不到解决。为了证明这一点,利比亚公民接受了一项调查,询问他们对卡扎菲如何塑造造成今天制度真空的政治秩序的看法。虽然革命暴露了卡扎菲政权缺乏民众和外国的支持,以及国家机构的不足,但它无法像突尼斯和埃及那样利用机构渠道动员公众和组织当局。内战,再加上地区和国际大国对当地行动者和民兵的干预,使得利比亚的情况有所不同。文章还解释了阿拉伯国家联盟和联合国的消极立场如何为外部竞争铺平了道路。
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Middle East Policy
Middle East Policy Multiple-
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0.70
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期刊介绍: The most frequently cited journal on the Middle East region in the field of international affairs, Middle East Policy has been engaging thoughtful minds for more than 25 years. Since its inception in 1982, the journal has been recognized as a valuable addition to the Washington-based policy discussion. Middle East Policy provides an influential forum for a wide range of views on U.S. interests in the region and the value of the policies that are supposed to promote them.
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