Dr Nils Mallock and Dr Nafees HamidWho Wants Hezbollah to Stay Armed?
Read moreA new study by XCEPT researchers Nils Mallock and Nafees Hamid, published in Foreign Policy, presents empirical evidence on why…
Dr Rajan Basra and Dr Fiona McEwenOne Thousand and One Interviews: Lessons from Qualitative Research in the Middle East
Read moreBy Rajan Basra, Fiona McEwen & Tamara Demasi For all the attention on conflict zones, whether through political debate, social…
Dr Nils MallockThe Psychology of Peaceful and Violent Protest: Research Insights from Iraq and Beyond
Read moreBy Nils Mallock Understanding why people participate in political protest – and why some turn to violence while others remain…
Dr Inna RudolfA Farewell to Arms? Challenges and Preconditions for Hezbollah’s Demilitarisation
Read moreBy Inna Rudolf This briefing note considers whether Hezbollah can be sustainably demilitarised amid the current US-Israel-Iran escalation and its…
XCEPT ProgrammePsychological Intergroup Interventions in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States: Why They Matter, What Works, What Doesn’t and How to Deploy Safely
Read moreBy Andrés Casas and Boaz Hameiri Executive Summary We highlight a central paradox: many psychological intergroup interventions in fragile and…
Dr Nils MallockBeyond 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…
