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Reimagining Belfast: Obstacles and opportunities since the Good Friday Agreement
Reimagining Belfast: Obstacles and opportunities since the Good Friday Agreement 3rd Mar 2020 Cathal McManus, Queen's University Belfast.In April 2018 Northern Ireland marked the twentieth anniversary of the signing of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement. The occasion, however, rather than being one of celebration, was a somewhat sombre affair given... Read More
Rethinking the right to the divided city: An analysis of non-sectarian memorywork as political activism 29th Feb 2020 While sectarianized conflict cannot simply be attributed to ancient hatreds, sectarian groups construct memory to advance divisive contemporary political projects. Sectarian groups use memory to legitimate the idea that they are the true tenants of the... Read More
Sects and the City: Reflections from Manama
Sects and the City: Reflections from Manama 29th Feb 2020 In 1982, a roundabout was constructed just south of the intersection of King Faisal Highway and the Sheikh Khalifa ibn Salman Highway in Manama, Bahrain. At the centre of the roundabout was a monument serving as a symbol of the archipelago’s pearl diving... Read More
Sectarianism, sovereignty and Houses built on sand
Sectarianism, sovereignty and Houses built on sand 17th Feb 2020 Over recent months, protesters have taken to the streets of Iraq and Lebanon, expressing anger at ongoing political, social and economic crises. Referred to by some as a ‘second wave’ of Arab Uprisings, these are merely the latest manifestation of... Read More
Book series
Book series 15th Jan 2020 IDENTITIES AND GEOPOLITICS IN THE MIDDLE EASTAfter the Arab Uprisings and the ensuing fragmentation of regime– society relations across the Middle East, identities and geopolitics have become increasingly contested, with serious implications for the... Read More
Special Section: Nations and Nationalism
Special Section: Nations and Nationalism 9th Jan 2020 SEPAD fellows have contributed to a special section of Nations and Nationalism (organised by Toby Dodge) exploring tensions between Wataniyya and Ta’ifia. The special section (available here) is comprised of the following... Read More
​ A Curious Form of Justice in Modern Bahraini History: Being Hard on Shi’a and Soft on Sunnis
​ A Curious Form of Justice in Modern Bahraini History: Being Hard on Shi’a and Soft on Sunnis 26th Nov 2019 This piece is taken from the SEPAD report ‘Sectarianism in the Longue Duree’ available here: https://www.sepad.org.uk/report/sectarianism-in-the-longue-dureeSince the Bahrain Arab Spring protests in 2011, human rights groups estimate that approximately... Read More
What do Lebanon and Iraq’s protests tell us about the theories of sectarian conflict?
What do Lebanon and Iraq’s protests tell us about the theories of sectarian conflict? 26th Nov 2019 This piece is taken from the SEPAD report ‘Sectarianism in the Longue Duree’ available here: https://www.sepad.org.uk/report/sectarianism-in-the-longue-duree What are the implications of recent protests in Lebanon and Iraq on the theoretical... Read More
The contradictions of systemic sectarianism in Iraq
The contradictions of systemic sectarianism in Iraq 26th Nov 2019 This piece is taken from the SEPAD report ‘Sectarianism in the Longue Duree’ available here: https://www.sepad.org.uk/report/sectarianism-in-the-longue-duree  Iraq’s political system, an elite pact, was imposed upon the country in the... Read More
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