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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
Publications and Activities - Mar 2021
Publications and Activities - Mar 2021 5th Mar 2021 Our Fellows have been incredibly productive over the past year. Below is a selection of some of these activities: Simon Mabon Houses built on sand: Violence, sectarianism and revolution in the Middle East (Manchester University Press, 2020)  Protest,... Read More
Abir Chaaban Award
Abir Chaaban Award 7th Oct 2020 The Inaugural Abir Chaaban Award:  In recognition of Abir Chaaban’s life and work, SEPAD announces the launch of an annual prize to go to the PhD student or Early Career Researcher who has made the best contribution to community building and... Read More
Saudi Arabia, Iran: Resilient Rivalries and Pragmatic Possibilities 23rd Jun 2020 Simon Mabon & Edward Wastnidge   The rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran has occupied a central role in shaping the contemporary Middle East. After revolutionary activities brought about an end to the Pahlavi dynasty in Iran, the establishment... Read More
SEPAD Receives Additional Funding From Carnegie Corporation
SEPAD Receives Additional Funding From Carnegie Corporation 22nd Apr 2020 SEPAD is pleased to announce that it has been awarded $400,000 from Carnegie Corporation for a further two years of work, building on the successful first phase of Corporation-funded research. The project, led by Simon Mabon (Lancaster University) and... Read More
Disclosing Reality: Daily Life of Palestinians in Contested East Jerusalem 8th Mar 2020 Adel Ruished, Lancaster UniversityOn Tuesday 21/11/2019, Israeli occupation forces in East Jerusalem stuck closure orders for six months on doors of a school, mosque, medical clinic and Palestinian media outlet in the city. In the meantime, Israeli Minister... Read More
Caste and Caste Based Sectarianism in India 4th Mar 2020 Anderson Jeremiah, Lancaster UniversityThe ancient Indian cultural practice of caste system forms the backbone of Hindu social order. It maps on to the geographical diversity of language, culture and religion, most importantly constructing a distinct... Read More
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