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Franska mandatet i Syrien: Extern påverkan och dess konsekvenser på samhälle och stat

Skoglund, Anja LU (2014) STVK02 20141
Department of Political Science
Abstract
The ongoing civil war in Syria has taken many casualties since the start of the public uprising in 2011. President Bashar al-Assad has responded to the demand for power change by the Syrian population with brutal repression. This has created an inhumane situation where civilians are being targeted. This case study has traced the historical development of Syria from the creation of it to independence in 1946. The focus has been on the French mandate and its impact on Syrian society and state. The purpose has been to research if the policies of the French mandate can give any insights to why there is instability in Syria today.
The thesis found that different policies used by France created a divide within the society, and this division was... (More)
The ongoing civil war in Syria has taken many casualties since the start of the public uprising in 2011. President Bashar al-Assad has responded to the demand for power change by the Syrian population with brutal repression. This has created an inhumane situation where civilians are being targeted. This case study has traced the historical development of Syria from the creation of it to independence in 1946. The focus has been on the French mandate and its impact on Syrian society and state. The purpose has been to research if the policies of the French mandate can give any insights to why there is instability in Syria today.
The thesis found that different policies used by France created a divide within the society, and this division was based mainly on religious and ethnical lines. The implications by French policies were put in a context with theories explaining how factors like identity, state building and ethnicity and religion can have effects on society and state. The conclusion of the thesis is that policies used by France had a negative impact on Syrian society and state. However the mandate period
cannot serve as sufficient explanation to why there is instability in Syria today. (Less)
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author
Skoglund, Anja LU
supervisor
organization
course
STVK02 20141
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Syrien, Frankrike, identitet, statsbyggande, samhälle
language
Swedish
id
4448410
date added to LUP
2014-07-07 14:48:11
date last changed
2014-07-07 14:48:11
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  abstract     = {{The ongoing civil war in Syria has taken many casualties since the start of the public uprising in 2011. President Bashar al-Assad has responded to the demand for power change by the Syrian population with brutal repression. This has created an inhumane situation where civilians are being targeted. This case study has traced the historical development of Syria from the creation of it to independence in 1946. The focus has been on the French mandate and its impact on Syrian society and state. The purpose has been to research if the policies of the French mandate can give any insights to why there is instability in Syria today.
The thesis found that different policies used by France created a divide within the society, and this division was based mainly on religious and ethnical lines. The implications by French policies were put in a context with theories explaining how factors like identity, state building and ethnicity and religion can have effects on society and state. The conclusion of the thesis is that policies used by France had a negative impact on Syrian society and state. However the mandate period
cannot serve as sufficient explanation to why there is instability in Syria today.}},
  author       = {{Skoglund, Anja}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Franska mandatet i Syrien: Extern påverkan och dess konsekvenser på samhälle och stat}},
  year         = {{2014}},
}