Abstract
Labelling Hezbollah raises a series of difficulties. Indeed, born as a non-state actor in the early 1980s, the Party of God is now running as a regular political force for the 2009-legislative elections. Furthermore, while the movement is depicted by Western media and politicians as a terrorist Islamist enigma, it claims to be a force of resistance to Israel. Born of a Shia secret organization after the 1982-Israeli invasion, Hezbollah has expanded its activities to the social and political fields. Furthermore, it has adapted its blueprint to national, regional and international changes. One could thus wonder why Hezbollah has changed and what path it took. In fact, Hezbollah has lebanonised. Since 1982, one can indeed observe the movement as an 'integration policy in the Lebanese public sphere'.
