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Recent Reports
Saudi Arabia, Iran and De-Escalaton in the Persian Gulf Simon Mabon - 24th Jun 2020
E-Conference Simon Mabon - 22nd Jun 2020
Urban Spaces and Sectarian Contestation
Urban Spaces and Sectarian Contestation Simon Mabon - 28th Feb 2020

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

Iranian revolution: world’s reactions show that, four decades on, tensions remain as high as ever

The 40th anniversary of Iran’s Islamic revolution in February 1979 was greeted by an extraordinary tweet from US president Donald Trump. In both English and Arabic, it referred to “40 years of failure” and said the Iranian people dese...

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Iraq and Muhasasa Ta’ifia; the external imposition of sectarian politics

In the aftermath of invasion and regime change in 2003, Iraq’s political field was deliberately and overtly restructured around an informal version of consociationalism, the Muhasasa Ta’ifia (sectarian apportionment) system. This exclusiv...

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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 ...

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Events

SEPADDiscusses: The Battle for Syria 22nd Sep 2020
Conference & Call for Papers 17th Dec 2020
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Announcements

Consociational Power-Sharing Performance: Assessing a Mixed Record
Consociational Power-Sharing Performance: Assessing a Mixed Record Allison McCulloch - 18th Sep 2020

This post was originally published in Arabic on the LAU’s Inst...
Saudi Arabia, Iran: Resilient Rivalries and Pragmatic Possibilities
Saudi Arabia, Iran: Resilient Rivalries and Pragmatic Possibilities Simon Mabon - 23rd Jun 2020

Simon Mabon & Edward Wastnidge

 

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SEPAD Receives Additional Funding From Carnegie Corporation
SEPAD Receives Additional Funding From Carnegie Corporation Simon Mabon - 22nd Apr 2020

SEPAD is pleased to announce that it has been awarded $400,000 fr...
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SEPAD is supported by the following organisations

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