The Construction of Cross-Cutting Inclusive Identities as a tool for Peacebuilding in Syria and Iraq

• In Event: Identity Politics in the Middle East

Brief Overview

This paper explores the role of social identity as a tool for peacebuilding. It examines how the re-categorization of identity along cross-cutting sects and religions can support peacebuilding in divided societies, particularly Syria and Iraq.

Author

• Engy Said, George Mason University