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Middle East Politics: Rightful and Legitimate Institutions or Terror Organizations?
Event Title
7th International Conference on Eurasian Politics & Society (IEPAS 2020)
Year (definitive publication)
2020
Language
English
Country
Portugal
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Abstract
Is it reasonable to label State institutions as a "terrorist organizations"? This study is aimed to establish if a political party represented in a national parliament – or even a State or a Government as a whole – can be considered a "terror organization", and therefore proscribed as such. Through the analysis of some cases stories, this research assesses the legitimacy – or the lawfulness – of some political institutions in the Middle East. The essay scrutinizes, inter alia, the case of Hezbollah ("Party of Allah" or "Party of God"), a radical Islamic Shiite organization based in Lebanon, and the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), a Sunni movement based in Gaza, both backed by the Government of Tehran – Iran as a whole is also taken into account. To have a broader framework in the region, this analysis touches also on: Turkey, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Afghanistan under Taliban rule.
Acknowledgements
The participation in this conference was possible thanks to the funding by the Military Academy Research Center (CINAMIL), Portuguese Army, Ministry of National Defence (MDN), Portugal.
Keywords
Middle East,Lebanon,Palestine,Hamas,hezbollah,Hizbollah,Iran,Terrorism,terrorist,counter-terrorism,Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades,Hassan Nasrallah,European Union
Fields of Science and Technology Classification
- Law - Social Sciences
- Political Science - Social Sciences
- History and Archeology - Humanities
- Philosophy, Ethics and Religion - Humanities
Funding Records
| Funding Reference | Funding Entity |
|---|---|
| SFRH/BD/136170/2018 | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) |
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