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 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…
XCEPT ProgrammeQ&A with Dr Costanza Torre
Read moreDr Costanza Torre is the lead researcher on the South Sudan branch of the Cross-Border Conflict Evidence, Policy and Trends…
XCEPT ProgrammeThe Impact of Trauma Survey: Breaking Cycles of Trauma and Violence
Read moreBy Sam Hibbs Global conflicts have doubled over the past five years. In 2024, one in eight people were exposed…
Dr Inna RudolfBeyond the Unity of Arenas: Understanding the Agency and Domestic Motivations of Iraq’s Shi’a Resistance Militants
Read moreIn this interview, Clara May, Communications Manager for the Cross-Border Conflict Evidence, Policy and Trends (XCEPT) project at King’s College…
