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Power Struggle Or Religions War?

其他書名	The Confessionalisation of Conflicts in the Arab World : the Situation in Syria, Lebanon and Iraq
出版	Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, 2015
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=-eLOjgEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋Armed conflicts in the Arab world are often referred to as 'ethnic conflicts' or 'religious wars' and assumed to be unavoidable. When viewed from this standpoint, Arabs are the sworn enemies of Kurds and Iranians, Muslims are fierce opponents of Jews and Christians, and Sunni and Shiite Muslims are in a state of constant feud. However, other observers refute the claim that the conflicts have an underlying ethnic, religious or tribal motivation. They believe that existing resentments are simply being instrumentalised in the struggle for power, expansion or control over resources. Using the examples of Syria, Lebanon and Iraq, this article investigates whether and to what extent ethnic and religious identities determine the actions of the protagonists in these conflicts.