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Social Theory: Giorgio Agamben
Social Theory: Giorgio Agamben 27th Jun 2022 By Simon Mabon In the summer of 2013 I sat in the home of a man who in the years that followed would become a close friend. The man, a former Member of Parliament in Bahrain, welcomed me into his home during Ramadan to discuss the events of the Arab Uprisings.... Read More
Social Theory: Henri Lefebvre 22nd Jun 2022 Contribution by Deen Sharp (LSE) Henri Lefebvre has transformed how we understand the spatial transformations that capitalism entails, namely its production of urban space, and the everyday struggles to transform it. Lefebvre was prolific, publishing... Read More
Call for Papers (Annual Conference): What does it mean to belong?
Call for Papers (Annual Conference): What does it mean to belong? 17th Jun 2022 In the decade after the Arab Uprisings, the nature of political life has changed dramatically. Amidst shifting lines of inclusion and exclusion cutting across states, sects, tribes and ethnicities, critically reflecting on ideas of belonging is of paramount... Read More
Structural Violence in Bahrain: At the Intersection of Sectarianism and Sexism
Structural Violence in Bahrain: At the Intersection of Sectarianism and Sexism 7th Jun 2022 This is an essay produced by Lucia Fernandez Moreno. A version of this was submitted for her degree at Lancaster University. It features art by Mariam Mabrouk, another Lancaster University student.  Since the Arab Uprisings in 2011, much... Read More
Securing Sectarian Difference, or: The Failure of Desectarianization in Bahrain? 26th Apr 2022 Chapter 1, Article 1 of the constitution of Bahrain declares that “The Kingdom of Bahrain is a fully sovereign, independent, Islamic Arab State whose population is part of the Arab nation and whose territory is part of great Arab homeland”. Ensuing... Read More
Sacred and Sectarian Games
Sacred and Sectarian Games 6th Apr 2022 "Poor fellow, he’s not a good enough Hindu" […] “where does that leave you and me?” Sartaj said. “I’m not a very good Hindu”[…] “sartaj”, he said, “you’re not even a good Sikh” (Chandra, 2006:77)  In the 2006 novel... Read More
Fellowship Opportunity
Fellowship Opportunity 14th Jan 2022 In 2022 SEPAD plans to add 2 Fellows to its team for a period of 6 months. During this period, SEPAD expects the successful applicant to do the following:   Organise a workshop and produce a report on a theme of their choosing relevant... Read More
The Middle East in 2050: Precarious Politics and the Future of the State 1st Jun 2021 This essay is part of a SEPAD report reflecting on the Middle East in 2050.  As we enter the third decade of the 21st century, the contours of political life across the Middle East appeared to have entered a period of consolidation. Following the... Read More
Funding for New Project Received
Funding for New Project Received 12th Apr 2021 SEPAD is delighted to announce that it has received funding from Henry Luce Foundation to work on a one year project titled The End of Sectarianism. The project critically reflects on the contestation of sectarian identities across the Middle East,... Read More
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