XCEPT ProgrammeExploring the Role of Identity in Reconciliation and Radicalisation
Read moreBy Sarah Carver The Rwandan Civil War (1990-1994), which was fought between the army and the Rwandan Patriotic Front…
XCEPT ProgrammeBeyond Recognition: Research Insights to Address Future Challenges in Palestine and Israel
Read moreBy Nils Mallock Amid catastrophic levels of violence, displacement and destruction, the Israeli–Palestinian conflict has found itself in a new…
XCEPT ProgrammePromoting Reconciliation: Lessons from the Social Psychology of Extremism and Forgiveness
Read moreBy Alexandra Vázquez Botana and Sam Hibbs This Policy Brief highlights policy recommendations to promote reconciliation between antagonistic groups, drawing…
XCEPT ProgrammePsychosocial Antecedents of Forgiveness, Reconciliation and Extremism
Read moreBy Alexandra Vázquez Botana This paper examines some of the factors that determine extremism and the willingness to forgive and…
XCEPT ProgrammeThe Struggle for the City: Urban Recovery and Dispossession in Mosul and Damascus
Read moreBy Dr Craig Larkin “A walk through the old city of Mosul, Iraq, reveals an urban landscape still scarred by…
XCEPT ProgrammeJihad, Sects & the City: Interviewing Tripoli’s Ex-IS fighters
Read moreBy Dr Craig Larkin We recorded hours of conversations with several former Islamic State (IS) fighters from Lebanon who opened…
XCEPT ProgrammeAid Cuts, Differentiated Assistance, and Implications for Fatherhood in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya
Read moreBy Dr Heidi Riley, Peter Kidi, and Clara May Centring local knowledge and voices is key to conducting impactful research.…
XCEPT ProgrammeThe Role of the Diaspora in the Conflict in Jonglei State: The Case of Greater Akobo
Read moreBy Chuol Gew Nhial Ngeprial In April 2025, the leader of the White Army Youth in Akobo, South Sudan, met…
XCEPT Programme‘Don’t Look Back In Anger’: Counting the Cost of Lebanese Nostalgia
Read moreBy Maria El Sammak While walking through the streets of Hamra, Beirut, in autumn this year, I came across an…
XCEPT ProgrammeA New Era for Lebanon: Can an End to Political Posters in Beirut Challenge Sectarian Divides?
Read moreBy Brontë Philips *Pseudonyms have been used throughout to protect the identity of those interviewed. On 9 April 2025, two…
