Conflict and Transition in Syria
War Legacies and State Reconstruction After Assad
Conflict and Transition in Syria
War Legacies and State Reconstruction After Assad
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Description
In 2018, after years of intense military confrontation, the Syrian regime supported by Russia and Iran managed to recapture vast swathes of territory. These territorial gains, however, did not generate a 'post conflict' environment and did not trigger a transition from war to peace. Instead, Syria has gradually descended into a state of low-intensity conflict. This phase was characterised by territorial fragmentation, localised episodes of violence, hybrid modes of local governance, expansion of the shadow economy and a grim socio-economic situation. Featuring 15 chapters, this volume brings together a host of scholars and researchers to conduct a comprehensive examination of an overlooked phase of the Syrian conflict, which began in 2018 and culminated in the fall of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in December 2024. Drawing on fieldwork undertaken in Syria, empirical chapters deliberate on research topics organised into three sections. The first part examines the changes in the regime's power structures and ways it attempted to instrumentalize, co-opt and accommodate various actors to reproduce its domination over society. The second section examines the different modalities of governance, exploring both those established by non-state actors and the state-driven devolution of functions through outsourcing and contestation. The final section analyses the socio-economic situation, investigating topics such as illicit activities, remittances, women's participation in the labour force, and strategies employed by the local population, including returning internally displaced people, to navigate economic challenges. This timely and vital volume utilise field research and adopts micro-based approach to understanding the volatile landscape that dominated Syria in the period leading up to the collapse of the Assad regime
Table of Contents
Part I: Reordering Regime Power Structures
Chapter One: Transformations in the Roles of the Baath Party – by Rahaf al-Doughli (Lancaster University)
Chapter Two: Autocracy and Religious Transformation in Syria – by Line Khatib (University of St. Andrews)
Chapter Three: Syrian Parliamentary Elections in Wartime – by Agnes Favier (EUI)
Chapter Four: The Limits of Co-opting Tribal Leaders in Post-war Deir al-Zor – by Ahmad Mehdi (Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue)
Part II: Modalities of Local Governance: Devolution, Evolution and Contestation
Chapter Five: Syrian State Contraction and Re-expansion During and After Combat: Pro-Government Militias and Regime Resilience – by Steven Heydemann (Smith College) and Reinoud Leenders (King's College London)
Chapter Six: Parallel and Contesting Structures: Governance by the State and Traditional Leadership in Sweida Governorate – by Mazen Ezzi (EUI)
Chapter Seven: Governance by Haya't Tahrir al-Sham in Northwest Syria – by Sinan Hatahet (EUI)
Chapter Eight: Dynamics and Modes of Governance in AANES-held territories – by Hozan Ibrahim (IMPACT)
Part III: Political Economies and Social Engineering
Chapter Nine: The Political Economy of Illicit Activities in Syria – by Zaki Mehchy (London School of Economics)
Chapter Ten: The Changing Face of the Economy: Women's Participation in the Labour Force – by Rafia Salameh
Chapter Eleven: Politics of Reconstruction in the Post-war Epoch – by Mouayad al-Bonni (COAR Global)
Chapter Twelve: Remittances from the Syrian Diaspora: Dynamics, Volume and Impact – by Joseph Daher (EUI)
Part IV: Foreign Interventions and the Reconfiguration of Local Order
Chapter Thirteen: An Archipelago of Political Order: The Consequences of Russia's Anomalous Approach in Southern Syria – by Abdullah al-Jabassini (EUI)
Chapter Fourteen: The Turkish Intervention in Northern Syria: Control and Domination Mechanisms – by Manhal Barish (EUI)
Chapter Fifteen: The Transformation of Iran's Modes of Intervention in Aleppo Governorate – by Ziad Awad (EUI)
Conclusion
Index
Product details
| Published | Jan 21 2027 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 288 |
| ISBN | 9780755653768 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Dimensions | 234 x 156 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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