Description
The conflict taking place in and around Lebanon is just the most recent crisis to hit a country that, not so long ago, was hailed as a model of pluralism and power-sharing within a turbulent environment. As the Lebanese people figure out a way to navigate more instability, the country's elites - ever central to the resilience of a flawed consociationalism - are also undergoing violent change, not least with the recent death of long-time Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. This roundtable looks at what these recent and ongoing changes mean to the country which seems immune to change, both for the better and the worse. Questions discussed would include:
- Is there a way the Lebanese state survives through these crises?
- Are we likely to see a change in Lebanese elite-society relations?
- Is Lebanon's fate tied to that of regional and international power brokers?
- Is it time to abandon traditional methods of state-building in Lebanon?
P.S. Participant list includes those that have been contacted and their confirmation is pending
