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Analysis of the Use of Sources in Scholarly Works to Manipulate Perceptions of Presidential Legitimacy in Syria

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TLpq2312847813

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Analysis of the Use of Sources in Scholarly Works to Manipulate Perceptions of Presidential Legitimacy in Syria

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Vaughan, Justin Edward

Subsequent Statement of Responsibility

Stahl, Dale J.

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University of Colorado at Denver

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2019

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55

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M.A.

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University of Colorado at Denver

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2019

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The historiography of Syria has a peculiar divide in regards to the Asad regime. The absence, inadequacy, or unavailability of verifiable primary sources has allowed for widely disparate scholarly interpretations of late-twentieth century Syrian events. The motives of major historical actors, the beliefs of various factions, and the outcomes of their actions are therefore analyzed through the prism of political projection and ideological interpretation. Freely formed conjecture, if consonant with the presuppositions of the academic consumers of scholarly works, is easily accepted as factual representations of Syrian history. In such a speculative environment, honest scholarship would redouble its efforts to acknowledge biased research and interpretations. Instead, studies of the Asad regime have promulgated incompatible versions of history, each revealing the ideological predilections of the specialists producing them, whose scholarship is venerated, even revered, but consequently unchecked and unsubstantiated. Asseverations to the validity of agenda-propelled interpretations-so long as they remain within the accepted bounds of academic precepts and convention-are acknowledged, but rarely tested against the product. This essay will show how several of the most highly esteemed scholars of modern Syrian history, spanning the spectrum of political ideologies, have each failed to promote historical truth. Rather, they have sacrificed their scholarly integrity on the altar of a transient political agenda.

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Middle Eastern history

Political science

Stahl, Dale J.

Vaughan, Justin Edward

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