Author archive for XCEPT Programme

  • 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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  • Dec082022

    Gun-toting Grannies and Cattle Raiders: Why Understanding Civilian-Combatant Identities can Help Conflict Recovery

    By Alison Brettle Photo: Man from Mundari Tribe, South Sudan. Credit: klublu/Shutterstock. What might Ukraine’s gun-toting grannies have in common…

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