Lebanon’s Protest Movement Is Just Getting Started
The massive protest movement in Lebanon, now in its fourth week, is still far from its goal of systemic change. But the unprecedented demonstrations against austerity show no sign of slowing down.
Mona Khneisser is a PhD student in sociology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research is centered on the Arab world and in the fields of social movements studies, sectarianism, and political economy.
The massive protest movement in Lebanon, now in its fourth week, is still far from its goal of systemic change. But the unprecedented demonstrations against austerity show no sign of slowing down.