Table of Contents

1. Introduction.- 2. From the Outskirt to the Core: How the Shia Transformed Within the Lebanese Society.- 3. Insurgency and the Transformation of Ideology: Changes in Hezbollah’s Thoughts and Practices.- 4. From Obliteration and Liberation to Deterrence: Hezbollah’s Ideological Transformation Towards Israel and the Palestine Cause.- 5. From a Patron to Patronage: Hezbollah’s Support for the Syrian Regime in the Civil War.- 6. Conclusion.

About the Author

Massaab Al-Aloosy is an Assistant Professor in the Critical Security Program atthe Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, Qatar.