1. No Homeland, No Future: Alawite Youth As the Backbone of the Assad Regime
- Author:
- Alimar Lazkani
- Publication Date:
- 08-2020
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Arab Reform Initiative (ARI)
- Abstract:
- impacted by the conflict and deteriorating living conditions. This paper examines their reality and the evolution of some of their political views through on the ground research and interviews. It notes that an increasing number of Alawite youth have grown disillusioned and some go as far as voicing discontent in private discussions because they see the regime as having failed to provide them with basic living arrangements. However, it is hard to determine the prevalence of such discontent due to research limitations and the entrenched fear of the security apparatus.
- Topic:
- Authoritarianism, Youth, Accountability, and Quality of Life
- Political Geography:
- Middle East and Syria