We are SEPAD High impact, international research from academics and policy makers working in the field
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Recent Reports
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...
Social Relations After COVID-19: IRAQ Edward Wastnidge - 27th Nov 2023 In 2021, a working group of academics affiliated with the SEPAD and TOI projects...
Spatialising Securitisation in the Middle East Javier Bordón - 21st May 2023

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

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The Yemen War: A Proxy Sectarian War? The diffusion of protests against authoritarian regimes across the Arab world in 2011 reinvigorated Yemen’s marginalized social movements and united different geographical and political factions in Yemen, such as the northern Houthi movement and the... Read More
The View From Riyadh Most analysis of the Saudi-Iranian rivalry seems to miss the fundamental points that underline the tension.1 Iran is trying to save itself from either foreign intervention or domestic unrest2 while Saudi Arabia does not fear foreign intervention,... Read More
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Events

Identities in Motion - Annual Conference 14th Dec 2023
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Announcements

Critical Approaches to State and Sovereignty: Part 1
Critical Approaches to State and Sovereignty: Part 1 Hannes Baumann - 28th Nov 2023 Sovereignty and international political economy: The Middle East’s role in...
كلمة الأب.. كلمة الرب
كلمة الأب.. كلمة الرب Hadeel Abdelhameed - 26th Oct 2023 لطالما كتبتُ من خلال قصائدي عن قضايانا...
PROSPECTS FOR REFORM AND REVOLUTION ACROSS THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
PROSPECTS FOR REFORM AND REVOLUTION ACROSS THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA Erwin van Veen - 6th Oct 2023 The echoes of cries for ‘bread, freedom and social justice’ that dominated...
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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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