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Centre for the Study of Divided Societies

@CSDS_KCL

We study ethno-national problems that divide and unite societies across the world. Based in @warstudies, King's College London.

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kcl.ac.uk/research/centre-for-the-study-of-divided-societies
Joined February 2021
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Hello #AcademicTwitter! We're the Centre for the Study of Divided Societies, based in @warstudies at @KingsCollegeLon, and we've just joined twitter. We look at ethno-national problems around the world and will use this feed to bring you research, upcoming events, and news.
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Craig Larkin@irisharab7Oct 7
What happens to families after a hostage crisis ends?Our new BJMES paper on the 500 day Arsal kidnappings by IS and al-Nusra in Lebanon finds lasting moral injury among victims' families.@XCEPT_Research @CSDS_KCL @warstudies doi.org/10.1080/13530194.202…
Lebanese hostages’ families, moral injury and the legacy of the Arsal kidnappings

Lebanese hostages’ families, moral injury and the legacy of the Arsal kidnappings

Despite the ubiquity of kidnappings, how such events impact victims’ families remains largely overlooked. This paper draws on an original case study, utilizing 30 interviews with hostage families w...

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Conflict Resolution in Divided Societies | King's College London | Carmen Fulco

Conflict Resolution in Divided Societies | King's College London | Carmen Fulco

💡 How do you learn to negotiate peace? Not simply by reading agreements after they have been signed, but by being placed at the table: representing an actor in a conflict, deciding what can be...

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Centre for Statecraft & National Security@CSNS_UKMay 11
What role does nostalgia play in driving conflict? 🎧New podcast with @NafeesHamid @irisharab7 @CVoyvodic Maria El Sammak for @XCEPT_Research @warstudies bit.ly/4wnNeyy
Nostalgia - Shared Histories, Divided Futures

Nostalgia - Shared Histories, Divided Futures

In this episode, Dr Nafees Hamid speaks with Dr Craig Larkin (Research Lead on Memory and Conflict for the XCEPT research programme), Dr Clara Voyvodic (Lecturer in Peace Studies at the University of

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Inna Rudolf@inna_velevaApr 20
Happy to finally hold a hardcover copy of my new book, Iraq's Shi'a Warriors: From Battlefield to Parliament - part of @ManchesterUP Identities & Geopolitics in the #MiddleEast series. Launches at @warstudies & @StAntsCollege to follow. Order: manchesteruniversitypress.co… #Iraq #PMF
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Centre for Statecraft & National Security@CSNS_UKFeb 24
📝 NEW | “Jihad, Sects & the City” Drawing on hours of interviews with former IS fighters from Tripoli, Dr Craig Larkin (@irisharab7) explores trauma, grievance, prison, and disillusionment in this @XCEPT_Research commentary. csns.uk/2026/02/23/jihad-sec…
Jihad, Sects & the City: Interviewing Tripoli’s Ex-IS fighters

Jihad, Sects & the City: Interviewing Tripoli’s Ex-IS fighters

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Craig Larkin@irisharab7Feb 11
Pleased to share my latest piece published today in MERIP: " The Struggle for the City—Urban Recovery and Dispossession in Mosul and Damascus" merip.org/2026/02/the-strugg… @XCEPT_Research @warstudies @KingsSSPP
The Struggle for the City—Urban Recovery and Dispossession in Mosul and Damascus

The Struggle for the City—Urban Recovery and Dispossession in Mosul and Damascus

A walk through the old city of Mosul, Iraq, reveals an urban landscape still scarred by the violence of war and transfigured by ongoing reconstruction. Rubble-lined narrow streets give way to...

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In this paper Dr @rajanbasra and Dr Craig Larkin (@irisharab7) present an empirical examination of the Arsal hostage crisis in Lebanon, when Jabhat Al-Nusra and Islamic State kidnapped over 35 soldiers and police officers in 2014. 🔗 Read more: ow.ly/eVge50Y5oBu
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@azelinJan 13
More Than Bargaining Chips: How Jabhat Al-Nusra and Islamic State Kidnapped and Used Hostages in Lebanon - Rajan Basra (@rajanbasra) and Craig Larkin (@irisharab7), Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
More Than Bargaining Chips: How Jabhat Al-Nusra and Islamic State Kidnapped and Used Hostages in...

More Than Bargaining Chips: How Jabhat Al-Nusra and Islamic State Kidnapped and Used Hostages in...

This paper presents an empirical examination of the Arsal hostage crisis in Lebanon, when Jabhat Al-Nusra and Islamic State kidnapped over 35 soldiers and police officers in 2014. Following intervi...

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MED Dialogues
@MEDialogues20 Oct 2025
"Thirty-five years after the national amnesty, the legacy of past wars has yet to be acknowledged in Lebanon: the past has been silenced and historical injustices remain unaddressed, creating a sense of temporal dislocation that leaves people trapped between past and present. Healing this trauma requires building trust and cohesion at all levels of Lebanese society. A victim-centered approach to conflict resolution is needed." Craig Larkin (@irisharab7), Director, Centre for the Study of Divided Societies, King’s College London #MED2025
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CSIS Geopolitics and Foreign Policy@CSISGeopolitics18 Apr 2025
In the latest Babel podcast episode by @CSISMidEast, @irisharab7 chats with Jon Alterman on rebuilding and healing after conflict in the Middle East. Tune in to find out what Dr. Larkin believes the int. community gets wrong about post-conflict recovery. buff.ly/a7jbIR3
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Centre for Statecraft & National Security@CSNS_UK20 Mar 2025
🎙️ NEW PODCAST EPISODE @inna_veleva, @irisharab7, and @renadmansour (@ChathamHouse) explore the dynamics of Iraq's Islamic resistance scene in this @warstudies podcast ep for @XCEPT_Research 👇 ☁️ bit.ly/4ho6Gmj 🟢 spoti.fi/4iYE8Bd 🍎 apple.co/4ilVHLq
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Centre for Statecraft & National Security@CSNS_UK11 Feb 2025
🇱🇧 📝 @irisharab7, Research Lead on Memory & Conflict for @XCEPT_Research, explores how Lebanon's thawra protest movement uses civil war memories, sites, and narratives to challenge the political status quo 👇 brill.com/display/book/97890…
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War Studies@warstudies21 Dec 2024
What happens after #Assad’s fall? In this ep, @ShirazMaher, @irisharab7 and @madwar_siba—a journalist from Aleppo—discuss Syria’s future and global security. Explore challenges with #Syrian insights: ☁️bit.ly/49Pt0Dd 🎧bit.ly/41Fzfrc 🍏bit.ly/4gnLZXZ
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Centre for Statecraft & National Security@CSNS_UK19 Dec 2024
🇱🇧 In his latest piece for @XCEPT_Research, @mohamadelkari explores how the vast displacement of the Lebanese population - caused by Israel's military assault - has reopened old wounds which may be difficult to heal 👇 icsr.info/2024/12/19/israels…
Israel’s bombardment of Lebanon: Reopening Lebanon's sectarian wounds - ICSR

Israel’s bombardment of Lebanon: Reopening Lebanon's sectarian wounds - ICSR

Mohamad El Kari explores how the displacement caused by Israel's assault on Lebanon is increasing tensions across the country.

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RT @TPILebanon: "While generously providing aid to #Lebanon with one hand, the European Union (#EU) is effectively waving in Israel’s bombe…
The Policy Initiative - The Strange Case of the EU’s Partnership as Lebanon is Ravaged by Israel’s...

The Policy Initiative - The Strange Case of the EU’s Partnership as Lebanon is Ravaged by Israel’s...

The EU's stance on Lebanon has become increasingly hypocritical, where on one hand, it provides aid to Lebanon, but on the other, enables Israel's current rampage in the country. This puts the EU's...

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XCEPT Research@XCEPT_Research2 Oct 2024
Important discussion on the role of conflict, trauma, and mental health in pathways to peace and violence in FCAS, beginning Day 2 at the XCEPT MENA Conference @XCEPT_Research’s Fiona McEwen, Craig Larkin @irisharab7, @NafeesHamid w/ Samuel Godsland @WiltonPark #XCEPTMENA24
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Centre for Statecraft & National Security@CSNS_UK26 Sep 2024
🇱🇧📝 How does the kidnapping of loved ones affect victims’ families and their attitudes towards the state, justice, and revenge? @rajanbasra and @irisharab7 examine these issues in this new policy brief for @XCEPT_Research 👇 icsr.info/2024/09/26/xcept-b…
XCEPT Briefing Note - The impact of terrorist kidnappings: lessons from Arsal, Lebanon - ICSR

XCEPT Briefing Note - The impact of terrorist kidnappings: lessons from Arsal, Lebanon - ICSR

Kidnapping is a well-established terrorist tactic. Dr Rajan Basra and Dr Craig Larkin explore how the kidnapping of loved ones affects victims’ families and their attitudes towards the state,...

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Inna Rudolf@inna_veleva9 Sep 2024
It is a pleasure to share my @XCEPT_Research article for Studies in Conflict & Terrorism on perceptions of the #resistance imperative among Iraqi muqawama factions #KH & #AAH and the implications for their affiliation with the state-endorsed #PMF #hashd. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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Peacebuilding Journal@Peacebuilding_31 Aug 2024
"How can and should post-conflict cities be rebuilt after traumatic violence and forced displacement?" @irisharab7 @inna_veleva respond to this question using the case of Mosul's reconstruction. ➡️doi.org/10.1080/21647259.202…
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XCEPT Research@XCEPT_Research6 May 2024
Happening now! XCEPT and @MercyCorps are hosting a discussion at the @SIPRIorg #SthlmForum, exploring people-centred recovery in Iraq and Ukraine. @inna_veleva and @irisharab7 share insights from their XCEPT work on post-conflict reconstruction and recovery in Iraq.
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