Lebanon
The Syrian civil war has displaced more than one million Syrians as refugees to Lebanon. We study the country’s handling of the refugee crisis and the new security challenges caused by the Syrian civil war.
Completed projects
![SuperCamp: Genealogies of Humanitarian Containment in the Middle East](http://www.cmi.no/img/400/13153-UnitedNationsPhotoRefugeeIDPCampsFromAboveZaatri.jpg)
SuperCamp: Genealogies of Humanitarian Containment in the Middle East
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Hybrid paths to resistance in the Muslim world: Iraq, Lebanon, Libya and Mali
![BABELS - an international migration project](http://www.cmi.no/img/400/11020-Gaza-hospital-rear.jpg)
BABELS - an international migration project
![Life Skills in Non-Formal Contexts for Adolescent Girls in Developing Countries](http://www.cmi.no/img/400/10978-Youth-waiting-to-experiment-Oromia-002.jpg)
Life Skills in Non-Formal Contexts for Adolescent Girls in Developing Countries
![Women's Human Rights and Law Reform in the Muslim World](http://www.cmi.no/img/400/8600-076.jpg)
Women's Human Rights and Law Reform in the Muslim World
![Politics of Faith](http://www.cmi.no/img/400/301-PoliticsofFaith.jpg)
Politics of Faith
![Situating (In-)Security: A United Army for a Divided Country](http://www.cmi.no/img/400/7626-Flag-of-the-Lebanese-Armed-Forces-LAF.bmp)
Situating (In-)Security: A United Army for a Divided Country
![Transformations in the Arab World](http://www.cmi.no/img/400/1869-cairo5.jpg)
Transformations in the Arab World
![Party Politics in Palestine: Hamas and the Politicization of Resistance](http://www.cmi.no/img/400/1066--41258322-hamasrtr416.jpg)
Party Politics in Palestine: Hamas and the Politicization of Resistance
![Gendering Faith](http://www.cmi.no/img/400/2861-41091-468460250459-630395459-7079876-7108858-n.jpg)
Gendering Faith
![Documentary film: Nahr el-Bared Talks Back](http://www.cmi.no/img/400/1048-nahrelbaredfilm800.jpg)
Documentary film: Nahr el-Bared Talks Back
![Forced Migrants, Human Rights and Lasting Peace](http://www.cmi.no/img/400/10507-424088372-47c9622d98-b.jpg)
Forced Migrants, Human Rights and Lasting Peace
![Conflict and Co-existence in Lebanon](http://www.cmi.no/img/400/10514-16698604836-7612e29a51-k.jpg)
Conflict and Co-existence in Lebanon
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The Moderation of Islamist Movements
![Violence in the post-conflict state](http://www.cmi.no/img/400/10516-4875828636-1625ce277e-b.jpg)
Violence in the post-conflict state
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Global Moments in the Levant
Threat of destabilisation
The many terrorist attacks in Beirut, popular protests and campaigns against the government (#youstink), underline the general situation of state failure and threat of destabilisation.
Our research on Lebanon focus on old and new refugee crises and how they intersect. New research also targets secondary migration from Lebanon towards Europe. The refugee crisis has deepened internal divisions present since 2005 and led to a general paralysis in government. We study the Lebanese Army’s role in containing the deteriorating security situation, as well as how post-civil war violence, political violence and urban conflict affect a deeply-divided society. Future gas and oil exploration in the Eastern Mediterranean can boost state revenues, but also fuel conflict and corruption.