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

This article examines the heritage destruction undertaken by the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq
and Syria. To date, their iconoclasm has been mostly characterised either as acts of wanton …

This article discusses the prospects for forging new social contracts in highly fragile and
conflict affected countries. Building on analytical insights from the political settlements and …

The rapid expansion of ISIS and its swathe of territorial gains across the Middle East have
been headline news since 2013. Yet much media attention and analysis has been focussed …

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 …

In recent years, the rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran has become increasingly
influential in shaping the nature of Middle Eastern politics, with the two exerting influence …

A growing literature links experiences of armed conflict with postwar political behavior. This
paper examines how legacies of wartime violence shape dynamics of protest in twenty-first …

A potentially beneficial conflict management tool, post-conflict power-sharing is often marred
by political crises and instability. We explore the link between power-sharing …

Based on first-hand ethnographic insights into Shi'i religious groups in the Middle East and
Europe, this book examines women's resistance to state as well as communal and gender …

Since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003, the name of Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, the Grand
Shiʿi cleric, has come to prominence. Sistani emerged as a key player in the processes that …