Graduation Year
2016
Date of Submission
4-2016
Document Type
Campus Only Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
International Relations
Reader 1
Jennifer Taw
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Abstract
Five years after the revolution in Libya that overthrew Muammar Qaddafi, the political situation in Libya has deteriorated dramatically. The destruction of the Qaddafi regime’s monopoly on violence paved the way for a profusion of armed militias, divided among regional and ideological lines, that were each able to assert control over their localized territories. This dispersal of coercive power created a “balance of weakness” within the country, with no organization, including the national authorities, able to secure a monopoly on force. The resultant chaos left the country stateless and had severe ramifications on the societal fabric and commercial networks of Libya.
Recommended Citation
Carnevale, Maresa E., "All the King's Horses: Libya's Disintegration after the Revolution" (2016). CMC Senior Theses. 1358.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/1358
This thesis is restricted to the Claremont Colleges current faculty, students, and staff.
