Author archive for ICSR Team

  • Jan122023

    Controversies and Challenges of Peacebuilding in Nineveh: Revisiting Post-IS Reconciliation in Iraq

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    The full Briefing Note can be accessed here. Key Findings: The lack of long-term engagement and strategic planning by international…

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  • Dec152022

    The legacy of trauma: Can trauma be transmitted across generations?

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    By Pauline Zerla Photo: Belfast, 2018: a women writes on the wall of peace commemorating the violence that happened in…

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  • Dec082022

    Gun-toting grannies and cattle raiders: Why understanding civilian-combatant identities can help conflict recovery

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    By Alison Brettle Photo: Man from Mundari Tribe, South Sudan. Credit: klublu/Shutterstock. What might Ukraine’s gun-toting grannies have in common…

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  • Nov172022

    What’s next for children in IS-affiliated families from Iraq?

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    By Joana Cook *In November 2022, the newly formed government of Iraq suspended repatriations of Iraqi nationals from al-Hol camp.…

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  • Sep272022

    Storytelling, Memory and Momentum: Iraq’s Tishreen Movement

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    By Ruba Ali Al-Hassani   Introduction While many observers claim that Iraq’s Tishreen protest movement has been coerced into silence,…

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  • Aug112022

    The Spectre of Neuroscience in Security Studies

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    By Nafees Hamid   What can neuroscience tell us about violent extremism? As a cognitive scientist who was part of…

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  • Aug032022

    Stories as Research: How Community Narratives Inform Conflict Research

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    By Pauline Zerla Communities in the Central African Republic have experienced war for over a decade. Yet we rarely hear…

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  • Jul252022

    Do No (Self) Harm: Acknowledging Researcher Vulnerability in Research Ethics

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    By Gina Vale Social media has become an indispensable aspect of everyday life. Platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, Telegram, Tumblr,…

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  • Jul222022

    The Importance of Prisons to Terrorist Groups and Movements

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    By Rajan Basra Throughout the history of terrorism, few locations have impacted the evolution of terrorist campaigns as the jail…

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  • Jul212022

    The Role of Trauma and Mental Health in Violent Extremism

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    The full Briefing Note can be accessed here. Please read on for the Key Findings. Traumatic experiences can be linked…

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