In the Rohingya refugee camps of Cox’s Bazar, programmes intended to support and empower women are frequently channelled through male gatekeepers. Thi...
In South Sudan’s Greater Pibor region, a grassroots movement of mothers and grandmothers demonstrates how women can govern, regulate violence and exer...
A webinar exploring how communities across South Sudan’s borderlands navigate conflict, shape or are shaped by authority and sustain livelihoods throu...
The final XCEPT conference brought together researchers, policymakers and practitioners in London on 21–22 October 2026 to reflect on nine years of cr...
In Manipur, northeast India, unarmed women have emerged as influential actors in an ongoing conflict, shaping access, mobility and frontline dynamics ...
What happens when thousands leave armed groups and try to rebuild their lives? A half‑day workshop on new evidence on conflict exits and reintegration...
XCEPT’s Horn of Africa research looks at how evolving political centres, digital systems, urban change and gendered authority are transforming governa...
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...
What attracts and incentivises women’s participation in ethnonational non-state armed groups? Several armed groups active in Ethiopia count numerous w...
