Author archive for XCEPT Programme

  • Mar112024

    Understanding the Role of Unconscious Bias in Conflict Dynamics

    By Emma Ciccarella Standing before members of Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, in 1977, then President of Egypt, Anwar Sadat, declared that…

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  • Jan032024

    Waiting for War: Escalation on Lebanon’s Southern Border and Conflict Memory

    By Brontë Philips *This was written in December 2023, before the targeting of a senior Hamas commander in Beirut. Information…

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  • Oct172023

    Four Years On from Lebanon’s 17 October Revolution

    By Mohamad El Kari Visiting Lebanon today, it is difficult to escape the feeling that a collective sense of hopelessness…

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  • Aug172023

    What Do We Mean When We Talk About ‘Resilience’ to Violent Extremism?

    By Federica Calissano Speaking at a memorial event 10 years on from 9/11, then President of the United States, Barack…

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  • Jul282023

    Men and Psychosocial Support Services Programming

    By Dr Heidi Riley This Briefing Note explores humanitarian responses to conflict-related trauma amongst men and boys, and finds that…

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  • May102023

    Martyrdom in Lebanon: An Evolution of Memory-Making

    By Bronte Philips In a speech given on Hezbollah’s 11 November Martyrs’ Day in 2021, the group’s Secretary-General, Hassan Nasrallah,…

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  • Apr122023

    Can Uncertainty Make Us Violent? The Role of Uncertainty in Encouraging Violent and Extremist Ideologies

    By Federica Calissano Uncertainty is a condition that all individuals experience, and it is something that we all, to differing extents,…

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  • Apr062023

    Translation in Conflict: An Instrument of Power or a Place of Neutrality?

    By Mohamad El Kari Credit: Shutterstock/igor kisselev. Within the realm of conflict zones, translators play a complex role in representing, and…

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  • Mar292023

    Forgotten Refugees: The Experiences of Syrian Military Defectors in Turkey

    By Alison Brettle Photo: January 2023: Syrian refugee tents near the Syrian-Turkish border. Credit: Shutterstock/Mohammad Bash. In the 12 months…

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  • Dec152022

    The Legacy of Trauma: Can Trauma be Transmitted Across Generations?

    By Pauline Zerla Photo: Belfast, 2018: a women writes on the wall of peace commemorating the violence that happened in…

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