Understanding Sectarianism successfully accomplishes its important purpose of replacing
the unhelpful term 'Sectarianism'with more restrictive and descriptive terms like 'sectarian …

This article looks at modern sectarian (here referring to Sunni/Shi'a) identities and their
interaction with nationalism in the Middle East. In doing so I make three interrelated claims …

Abstract Although Iraq and Lebanon are deeply divided societies, they have followed
varying political trajectories. Whilst Lebanon has accommodated sectarianism within a …

During the last few decades, the concept of violent extremism (VE) has played an
increasingly prominent role in policies and development programming on a global level …

This meta‐study examines the nature of past and current theoretically informed debates on
sectarian politics in the Middle East and identifies the biggest challenges and possible …

This book examines the regime changes in Iraq and Libya to unravel the complexity of
statebuilding in countries emerging from authoritarianism and conflict in the Middle East and …

State failure and proxy war have consumed key Arab states such as Iraq, Libya, Syria, and
Yemen, with massive humanitarian consequences. Local power struggles have been …

Trans-national jihadist groups have established themselves across many contexts.
However, we have limited knowledge about the larger picture of how such groups tap into …

This article theorizes the role of the elite in a sectarianized political system with a rentier
economy. It argues that by virtue of the sectarian and ethnic representation of the sub …

Since 1979, few rivalries have affected Middle Eastern politics as much as the rivalry
between Saudi Arabia and Iran. However, too often the rivalry has been framed purely in …