Dr Inna RudolfControversies and Challenges of Peacebuilding in Nineveh: Revisiting Post-IS Reconciliation in Iraq
Read moreThe full Briefing Note can be accessed here. Key Findings: The lack of long-term engagement and strategic planning by international…
XCEPT ProgrammeThe Legacy of Trauma: Can Trauma be Transmitted Across Generations?
Read moreBy Pauline Zerla Photo: Belfast, 2018: a women writes on the wall of peace commemorating the violence that happened in…
XCEPT ProgrammeGun-toting Grannies and Cattle Raiders: Why Understanding Civilian-Combatant Identities can Help Conflict Recovery
Read moreBy Alison Brettle Photo: Man from Mundari Tribe, South Sudan. Credit: klublu/Shutterstock. What might Ukraine’s gun-toting grannies have in common…
XCEPT ProgrammeWhat’s Next for Children in IS-Affiliated Families from Iraq?
Read moreBy Joana Cook *In November 2022, the newly formed government of Iraq suspended repatriations of Iraqi nationals from al-Hol camp.…
XCEPT ProgrammeStorytelling, Memory and Momentum: Iraq’s Tishreen Movement
Read moreBy Ruba Ali Al-Hassani Introduction While many observers claim that Iraq’s Tishreen protest movement has been coerced into silence,…
- Dr Nafees Hamid
The Spectre of Neuroscience in Security Studies
Read moreBy Nafees Hamid What can neuroscience tell us about violent extremism? As a cognitive scientist who was part of the…
- XCEPT Programme
Stories as Research: How Community Narratives Inform Conflict Research
Read moreBy Pauline Zerla Communities in the Central African Republic have experienced war for over a decade. Yet we rarely hear…
- XCEPT Programme
Do No (Self) Harm: Acknowledging Researcher Vulnerability in Research Ethics
Read moreBy Gina Vale Social media has become an indispensable aspect of everyday life. Platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, Telegram, Tumblr,…
- Dr Rajan Basra
The Importance of Prisons to Terrorist Groups and Movements
Read moreBy Rajan Basra Throughout the history of terrorism, few locations have impacted the evolution of terrorist campaigns as the jail…
XCEPT ProgrammeThe Role of Trauma and Mental Health in Violent Extremism
Read moreThe full Briefing Note can be accessed here. Please read on for the Key Findings. Traumatic experiences can be linked…
