The Palestinian Impasse in Lebanon: : The Politics of Refugee Integration

Contents: Foreword by Hilal Khashan, American University of Beirut; Introduction: Lebanon's Confessional Structure and Palestinian; The Refugees, Lebanon and the Arab-Israeli Conflict; Regional Actors and Peace with Israel; Integration, Repatriation or Resettlement?; The Palestinian Factor in the Lebanese Conflict; Obstacles to Integration and Resettlement; Methodological Criteria: Studying Immigration, Discrimination and Integration; Measuring Attitudes toward Immigration and Immigrants; The Research Method; Basic Political Views of Palestinians; The Socio-Economic Integration of Palestinians; The Origins and Nature of Popular Attitudes toward Resettlement; Lebanese Perceptions of Palestinians; Palestinian Refugees' Socio-Political Attitudes in Lebanon; Conclusion: Toward a National Consensus?; Questionnaires; Index.