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King’s College London

King’s College London (KCL) is a public research university and a member institution of the federal University of London. Research is core to King’s: it is what we do, what we care about and how we educate. It is how we channel our creativity to further knowledge and understanding, challenge convention and deliver impact. Our vision is to deliver research to inform and innovate. Through world-leading and outward-looking research that is specifically focused on meeting societal need, King’s aims to make the world a better place.

On the XCEPT programme, KCL will lead research that examines the drivers, norms and narratives of violence and peace at individual, group and societal levels.

Below is an animation which introduces KCL’s XCEPT research.

Our team

Principal Investigator
Shiraz Maher

King’s College London

 

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Project Manager
Beth Heron

King’s College London

 

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Researcher
Alison Brettle

King’s College London

 

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Research Assistant
Caterina Ceccarelli

King’s College London

 

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Research Lead
Craig Larkin

King’s College London

 

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Research Officer
Elaf Khaled

King’s College London

 

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XCEPT Survey Director
Fiona McEwen

King’s College London

 

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Research Fellow
Inna Rudolf

King’s College London

 

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Research and Policy Director
Nafees Hamid

King’s College London

 

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Research Fellow
Rajan Basra

King’s College London

 

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Our research

Blog

17th October 2023
Visiting Lebanon today, it is difficult to escape the feeling that a collective sense of hopelessness has settled across the country, haunting and tor...

Blog

13th October 2023
By understanding the impact of conflict and violence in northeast Syria, informal education programmes can strengthen adolescent resilience to radical...

Research report

5th October 2023
Labelling Iraqi children as ISIS-affiliated has far-reaching consequences for their future, whether living inside or outside Iraq.

Briefing paper

31st August 2023
This policy paper assesses the impact of imprisonment and Lebanon’s criminal justice system on radicalisation and violent extremism.

Blog

23rd August 2023
Federica Calissano explores what we really mean when we talk about resilience in the context of violent extremism, and questions if it’s the most effe...

Briefing paper

28th July 2023
This briefing note explores humanitarian responses to conflict-related trauma amongst men and boys, and finds that addressing male trauma supports ind...

Blog

28th June 2023
Dr Inna Rudolf is a Research Fellow on the Cross-Border Conflict Evidence, Policy and Trends (XCEPT) research programme at King’s College London. Here...

Video

28th June 2023
Dr Inna Rudolf is a Senior Research Fellow on the Cross-Border Conflict Evidence, Policy and Trends (XCEPT) research programme at King’s College Londo...

Video

15th June 2023
Dr Rajan Basra is a post-doctoral researcher on the  XCEPT research programme at King’s College London. Here, he tells us about his research on radica...

Podcast

31st May 2023
In this podcast episode, Dr Craig Larkin and Dr Inna Rudolf are joined by Syrian lawyer and founder of the Council, Dr Naseef Naeem; journalist and Mi...

Briefing paper

31st May 2023
This paper examines Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) and the money-making schemes of some of its commanders.
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