Hezbollah: Social Services as a Source of Power

Abstract

The intent of this paper is to prove that Hezbollah's overwhelming success as a global terrorist or Shi'a defense organization and subsequent political power in the Lebanese political system is attributed to its use of social services. The paper examines Lebanese history, the evolution of Hezbollah, Hezbollah's organizational structure, funding sources, and social service achievements to provide a systemic understanding of how the organization morphed from a resistance movement into a stateless government that leverages charity to meet the needs of the neglected, oppressed, and marginalized Lebanese Shi'a population to maintain popular support.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA525243

Entities

People

  • James B. Love

Organizations

  • Joint Special Operations University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Civil War
  • Employment
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Guerrilla Warfare
  • Health Services
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • National Politics
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Public Policy
  • Students
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.