Does social cohesion programming in north-east Syria (NES) reflect an appropriate theory of change? How might social cohesion programming better resonate across the region’s primary identity groups to promote deradicalisation? For a region in which tribe, clan, and ethnicity play a pronounced role in socio-political organisation, the answers to such questions rest largely within these structures and their interrelation. Fundamentally, initiatives concerned with social cohesion, deradicalisation, and the prevention of violent extremism (PVE) in NES are an exercise in mediating ‘clanbased’ society and attendant rhythms of conflict-related social change and upheaval.
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Wartime and Post Conflict in Syria
The Wartime and Post Conflict in Syria project (WPCS) provides operational and strategic analysis to policymakers and implementers concerning prospects, challenges, trends, and policy options in Syria, delivered in weekly updates and long-read thematic reports. See below for the latest updates and thematic reports. Register here to receive email updates regarding our Syria research. Through multidimensional analysis and grounded research, WPCS stimulates new approaches and policy responses to the protracted Syria crisis.
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