Legislative Elections 1996: The Crisis of Democracy
Table of Contents
Section I: The Election Process and its Results
Introduction, Paul Salem
Chapter One:
Southern Mount Lebanon: False Democracy in an Unsovereign
, Fares Abi Saab
Chapter Two:
Northern Mount Lebanon: Aramia’s Prophecy,
Nicholas Nassif
Chapter Three:
The North: Socio-Political Structures and the Electoral
Contest, Shawqi Douweihy
Chapter Four:
Beirut: The Lack of Equality, Issam Sleiman
Chapter Five:
South Lebanon: The Same Plot on an Old Stage,
Hassan Krayyem
Chapter Six:
The Biqa’: The Failure of the Muhafaza Experiment,
Antoine Atallah
Chapter Seven:
Election Infractions and Fraud, Ziad Majed
Chapter Eight:
The Prolongation of Disorder Through the Electoral Process,
Farid al-Khazen
Section II: Societal Changes in Light of the Parliamentary Elections
Chapter Nine:
The 1992 - 1996 Legislature: The Story of Stalemate,
Fares Sassine
Chapter Ten:
A Scene After the Election Battle: New Elites and
Alternative Elites,
Joseph Bahout
Chapter 11:
Challenges to the Parliamentary Elections Within the Constitutional
Court, Sleiman Taqieddine
Chapter 12:
The Role of Political Parties: Marginalization and Disequilibrium,
Antoine Messara
Chapter 13:
Electoral Obligations and Behavior: Civic Dimensions and Political
Participation, Abdo Qai
Chapter 14:
Women and Politics in Lebanon in the 1996 Elections,
Margaret Helou
Chapter 15:
The Role of the Media, Milhem Shawoul
Chapter 16:
Electoral Machines: Unequal Battle and Traditional Roles,
Dima Sader
Chapter 17:
Democracy in Lebanon: Between Politics and the Elections of
1996, Paul Salem
Section III: Tables and Maps
Appendices
Bibliography
Index