تسييس الطائفية و آثاره على أمن الدولة و المجتمع : دروس من الحالتين اللبنانية و العراقية

Abstract EN

This study aims to analyze the phenomenon of political sectarianism in plural societies and its effects on the security of the state and society, with the help of what can be drawn from the Lebanese and Iraqi cases.

We have relied on the descriptive-analytical and comparative method in determining the characteristics of the phenomenon, its causes, its effects and possible solutions to minimize it.

The study found that the politicization of sectarianism is linked to the fragility and weakness of the state, and its employment by political elites or even by external forces in order to achieve narrow private interests that could threaten the general stability of the state and society together.

The solution lies in strengthening the state institution through the democratization of political life in general.