Tine Gade
Gade, Tine, Together All the Way? Abeyance and Co-optation of Sunni Networks in Lebanon
18 1The author discusses the findings from a case study of Sunni networks in the Lebanese city of Tripoli over three decades, based on fieldwork, primary Arabic sources and secondary literature. The article argues that if a network survives, even if there are periods of disengagement or cooptation, changing circumstances may unite people against the authorities and the network can enable rapid mobilization.