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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 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.

Sepad Reports

Sectarianized Geopolitical Contests and the Rise of Armed Sectarian Nonstate Actors

The rise of armed sectarian nonstate actors (NSAs) is one of the main consequences of the grand Saudi-Iranian contest over regional dominance unleashed in the wake of the 2003 US invasion and occupation of Iraq.¹ Albeit this contest pre...

Saudi and Iran: The Struggle to Shape the Middle East

Saudi Arabia and Iran: The Struggle to Shape the Middle East is the first report from SEPAD, theSectarianism, Proxies and De-Sectarianisation project, funded by Carnegie Corporation. The report examines the increasingly fractious rivalry between S...

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...

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Abir Chaaban Award Simon Mabon - 7th Oct 2020

The Inaugural Abir Chaaban Award:

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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 Simon Mabon - 23rd Jun 2020

Simon Mabon & Edward Wastnidge

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From Twitter

ProjectSEPAD

Another #SEPADPod in the can with our very own @menshawy_dr talking at reporting from Tahrir Square and the Arab Uprisings, Leaving the Muslim Brotherhood, the Brotherhood as a sectarian actor, sovereignty and more.

ProjectSEPAD

Here’s the latest episode of #SEPADPod - the first of 2021 - with the wonderful @DrAlijla talking all things power sharing, trust and divided societies. These are themes explored in his wonderful new book ‘Trust in Divided Societies. https://t.co/hqf4kFUJaA

ProjectSEPAD

Lots to look forward to this year: #SEPADPods #SEPADDiscusses workshops, reports, conferences, website developments, & books from @JohnNagle71 @MariamSalehi @r_aldoughli @LuciaArdovini @Dr_Robert_Mason @EdwardWastnidge & @profmabon amongst others.

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