Dr Fiona McEwenQ&A with Dr Fiona McEwen
Read moreDr Fiona McEwen is the Survey and Interventions Director of the Cross-Border Conflict Evidence, Policy and Trends (XCEPT) research programme…
XCEPT ProgrammeCan Uncertainty Make Us Violent? The Role of Uncertainty in Encouraging Violent and Extremist Ideologies
Read moreBy Federica Calissano Uncertainty is a condition that all individuals experience, and it is something that we all, to differing extents,…
XCEPT ProgrammeTranslation in Conflict: An Instrument of Power or a Place of Neutrality?
Read moreBy Mohamad El Kari Credit: Shutterstock/igor kisselev. Within the realm of conflict zones, translators play a complex role in representing, and…
XCEPT ProgrammeForgotten Refugees: The Experiences of Syrian Military Defectors in Turkey
Read moreBy Alison Brettle Photo: January 2023: Syrian refugee tents near the Syrian-Turkish border. Credit: Shutterstock/Mohammad Bash. In the 12 months…
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.…
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Storytelling, 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,…
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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…
