Hanley, EricMohti, Zakaria Mounir2011-04-262011-04-262010-06-022010http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:10986https://hdl.handle.net/1808/7408This paper analyzes the factors that caused and sustained the 1975-1990 Lebanese civil war and aims to identify the main causes of the conflict. The author relies heavily on the Collier-Hoeffler Model but does not limit the list of causes of conflict to this model. The second part of the study is devoted to highlighting the costs of the 1975-1990 Lebanese civil war with the explicit purpose of raising awareness among decision makers of the long-term "lose-lose" nature of such conflicts. The paper concludes that the major causes of the Lebanese civil war were sectarian dominance within a confessional system and external factors that exacerbated the problem of divergent national identities.107 pagesenThis item is protected by copyright and unless otherwise specified the copyright of this thesis/dissertation is held by the author.Middle Eastern studiesPolitical scienceNear Eastern studiesCauses of warCivil warConflict and developmentCost of warLebanonSectarianThesisopenAccess