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Recent Reports
Iranian Identities in Motion: politics, protest and the international Edward Wastnidge - 14th May 2024
Oman: Consultative Elections 2023 Javier Guirado - 9th Apr 2024
Social Relations After COVID-19: LEBANON Edward Wastnidge - 27th Nov 2023 In 2021, a working group of academics affiliated with the SEPAD and TOI projects...

What We Do

The Sectarianism, Proxies and De-sectarianisation (SEPAD) project based at Lancaster University’s Richardson Institute is a collaborative project aimed at understanding the conditions that give rise to sectarian violence and proxy conflicts.

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Sepad Reports

Sectarianism in disguise: de-sectarianisation in Syria and Kuwait Politics in the Arab region is marked with a specific striking contradiction: regimes witnessing sectarian tensions and divisions have always claimed the opposite. Rulers have touted their countries as home to a unique sense of faultless social harmony,... Read More
After years of proxy war, Saudi Arabia and Iran are finally squaring up in the open Ever since Saudi Arabia executed Shia Cleric Nimr al-Nimr for terrorist offences, tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia have been escalating by the day. Relations between Riyadh and Tehran have been tense ever since the Islamic Republic of Iran... Read More
Studying sectarianism while beating dead horses and searching for third ways A pivotal piece by our research fellow, Morten Valbjørn, which considers different ways of thinking about the future study of sectarianism. It discusses strategies beyond primordialism and instrumentalism, calling for a critical exploration of the debate. ... Read More
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Is Palestine the “Compass”?
Is Palestine the “Compass”? Toni Rouhana - 24th Sep 2024 Following years of sectarian tensions and violence, a recent poll has sparked...
Going Back to What You Know: October 7 and Order in the Middle East
Going Back to What You Know: October 7 and Order in the Middle East Simon Mabon - 22nd Aug 2024 Scholars of Middle Eastern politics typically point to 1979, 2003 and 2011 as...
Some thoughts on the Haniyeh assassination
Some thoughts on the Haniyeh assassination Simon Mabon - 10th Aug 2024 Following the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, some of our Fellows shared brief...
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SEPAD is supported by the following organisations

Carnegie Corporation of New York Lancaster University Richardson Institute The Foreign Policy Centre
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