Political elites and regional powers in the conflict in Libya
More than a decade since the outbreak of the revolution in 2011, Libya remains mired in a political crisis and institutionally fragmented, having been the scene of two civil wars. This paper looks at the interrelationship between the national and international dimensions of the conflict to illustrat...
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| description | More than a decade since the outbreak of the revolution in 2011, Libya remains mired in a political crisis and institutionally fragmented, having been the scene of two civil wars. This paper looks at the interrelationship between the national and international dimensions of the conflict to illustrate how the various rival political elites project an image of the country to the outside world (branding) in order to boost their national and international legitimacy, obtain material support and strengthen their bargaining position in the peace processes. To that end, it studies the discourses of the Libyan political elites in three periods: the first Libyan civil war (2011) and the transition phase, the second civil war (2014-2020) and the failed attempt to hold presidential elections in 2021. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4731c81467e447b99cfce2b7ec776eff2024-01-15T11:53:29ZspaBarcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB)Revista CIDOB d'Afers Internacionals1133-65952013-035X2023-12-0113516919110.24241/rcai.2023.135.3.169Political elites and regional powers in the conflict in LibyaAlfonso Casani0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9182-0180Beatriz Mesa1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2733-8768Profesor Ayudante Doctor, Departamento de ciencia política y de la administración, Universidad Complutense de MadridProfesora asociada, Le Collège des Humanités, Sciences Politiques, Juridiques et Sociales de l'Université Internationale de RabatMore than a decade since the outbreak of the revolution in 2011, Libya remains mired in a political crisis and institutionally fragmented, having been the scene of two civil wars. This paper looks at the interrelationship between the national and international dimensions of the conflict to illustrate how the various rival political elites project an image of the country to the outside world (branding) in order to boost their national and international legitimacy, obtain material support and strengthen their bargaining position in the peace processes. To that end, it studies the discourses of the Libyan political elites in three periods: the first Libyan civil war (2011) and the transition phase, the second civil war (2014-2020) and the failed attempt to hold presidential elections in 2021. https://www.cidob.org/en/articulos/revista_cidob_d_afers_internacionals/135/political_elites_and_regional_powers_in_the_conflict_in_libyalibyapolitical elitesbrandinginternational interferencecivil war |
| spellingShingle | Alfonso Casani Beatriz Mesa Political elites and regional powers in the conflict in Libya Revista CIDOB d'Afers Internacionals libya political elites branding international interference civil war |
| title | Political elites and regional powers in the conflict in Libya |
| title_full | Political elites and regional powers in the conflict in Libya |
| title_fullStr | Political elites and regional powers in the conflict in Libya |
| title_full_unstemmed | Political elites and regional powers in the conflict in Libya |
| title_short | Political elites and regional powers in the conflict in Libya |
| title_sort | political elites and regional powers in the conflict in libya |
| topic | libya political elites branding international interference civil war |
| url | https://www.cidob.org/en/articulos/revista_cidob_d_afers_internacionals/135/political_elites_and_regional_powers_in_the_conflict_in_libya |
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