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Communities that sit in conflict-affected borderlands are often subject to a complex combination of cultural and geographical factors. XCEPT’s research into these conflict areas explores local governance, other influential actors, and the alternative institutions and strategies that borderland communities rely upon to protect themselves against violence and abuse. It also examines how economic transitions, markets, and trade are affected by changes in the social and political context of a borderland community.

Below you can find and download publications by XCEPT partners that investigate the unique contexts of conflict-affected borderlands.

Briefing paper

20th January 2026
What does a Rapid Evidence Assessment (REA) – undertaken for the climate, peace and security risks in the Lake Chad region – tell us about utilising c...

Briefing paper

14th January 2026
How will changing climates fuel instability and violence in the Sahel, and what can be done to address these challenges, strengthen livelihoods, and c...

Article

29th December 2025
Calls for more gender-equitable and inclusive norms were a key feature of many of the protests against the 2021 coup in Myanmar. To what extent has th...

Article

24th December 2025
South-east Asia has become the “ground zero” for the global online scamming industry, costing victims billions of US dollars each year. Scam operation...

Blog

12th December 2025
A look at Indigeneous-led, cross-border environmental movements working to defend their rights and lands in the face of the intensive resource extract...

Research report

8th December 2025
How do women experience insurgent governance in their everyday lives? How should responses to conflict and terrorism address their lived realities?

SPOTLIGHT

XCEPT Workshop: Local, People-Focused Policymaking

26th October 2022
Addressing securitization in conflict zones in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia
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Research report

28th November 2025
Civil war in Sudan has divided the country. In areas held by the Rapid Support Forces, how is everyday governance operated?

Event

5th December 2025
An XCEPT panel at the 2025 Australasian Aid Conference held in Canberra.

Article

10th November 2025
How do people living in an insecure borderland beset by civil war and insurgency solve social problems and improve life when they are targeted by coun...

Briefing paper

24th October 2025
This policy brief examines barriers to healthcare access in conflict-affected areas, with a focus on women and children. It offers recommendations to ...

Research report

20th October 2025
Syria’s decade of conflict, marked by the deliberate destruction of health infrastructure and the rise of cross-border governance mechanisms, offers c...

Blog

17th October 2025
Three new XCEPT research projects examine the current situation in Sudan and South Sudan.

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