Dilemmas of pride and pain: sectarian conflict and conflict transformation in Pakistan [PDF]
This study concerns Shia-Sunni conflict and the postconflict restoration of peace in Pakistan. It sets case studies of two 'contested cities' -Jhang and Gilgit- within a wider national and international framework, examining the historical roots of ...
Riikonen, Katja +3 more
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Narrating Heterosexual Identities: Recollections, Omissions and Contradictions [PDF]
This paper draws on narratives of heterosexual identity gathered from among the members of different generations within extended families in East Yorkshire.
Robinson, Vicky +2 more
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Beyond the Sipahs, Jaishs and Lashkars. Sectarian Violence in Pakistan as Reproduction of Exclusivist Sectarian Discourse. [PDF]
This research project examines sectarianism and sectarian violence in Pakistan between 1996-2005. It represents a departure from the security-focused research on sectarianism and provides contemporary analysis of sectarian violence by contextualising it.
Riikonen, Katja
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Sectarian terrorism in Pakistan: Causes, impact and remedies
Although terrorism has been widely studied for its impact and potential determinants in Pakistan, the answer to the policy question regarding the role of external factors in influencing specifically the sectarian terrorism is not empirically well ...
Syed, Shabib Haider, Abbas, Syed Ali
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Contested spaces and sectarian narratives in post-uprising Bahrain [PDF]
In early February 2011, people took to the streets of Manama, Bahrain, protesting against the political system of the Al Khalifa monarchy. Although initially occurring along non-sectarian lines, the protests were quickly framed as such and, as a ...
Mabon, Simon, Kasbarian, Sossie
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In Defense of Intra-Sectarian Divide: Street Mobilization, Coalition Formation, and Rapid Realignments of Sectarian Boundaries in Lebanon [PDF]
This article examines the rapid transformations in the salience of sectarian boundaries despite seemingly deeply entrenched polarization. Lebanon provides an interesting case study where sectarian dichotomies moved relatively quickly from a predominantly
Majed, Rima
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A study of postgraduate students in an Astrophysics bridging year: identifying contradictions in a complex system [PDF]
Astronomy and Astrophysics have been designated one of the flagship areas of research in South Africa. As part of human capacity building in this regard, a postgraduate national teaching programme at the Honours and Masters level, the National ...
Nwosu, Victoria
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Effective Altruism and Care Ethics
ABSTRACT Effective altruism (EA) has received some of its most vocal criticisms from supporters of care ethics. In this article I take a comparative approach to determine whether a compelling critique of EA can emerge from care ethics at the ethical level, and more generally how much common ground can be found between the two.
Antonin Broi
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Unravelling Syria's Entho-Sectarian Politics [PDF]
Goaded by the regional repercussions of the Syrian crisis sectarian tensions are emerging as the key threat to Middle Eastern and Syrian stability.
Townshend, Estelle Jane
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ABSTRACT This article analyzes the Taliban's post‐2021 governance model through the Islamic Public Administration (IPA) framework, focusing on justice, equality, and women's inclusion. It asks: (1) How does the Taliban's governance align with core IPA principles?
Parwiz Mosamim +1 more
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