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100			_aKelly, Stedem _957802
245			_aWhat state? Political parties and non-state security provision in lebanon
260			_aComparative Politics
300			_a58(1), Oct, 2025: p.51-74
520			_aSecurity is the canonical public good provided by the state to its citizens. Yet, many states are incapable or unwilling to provide security in a consistent fashion across their territory. The provision of security, order, and management of crime is a crucial “good” that parties can and do offer their constituents, resulting in widespread variation in security at the neighborhood level. What explains this variation in the provision of security and local policing by political parties? Drawing on 132 semi-structured interviews conducted during eight months of fieldwork in Lebanon, this study suggests that organizational capacity is one determinant of whether political parties step into the role of security providers. It shows that maintaining robust linkages with constituent communities and party members at the local level are necessary to coordinating security measures.- Reproduced https://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/cuny/cp/2025/00000058/00000001/art00004
650			_aClientelism, Lebanon, Non states actors, Policing, Security. _957803
773			_aComparative Politics
942			_cAR