On this episode of SEPADPod Simon speaks with James Dorsey, author, blogger, and analyst of all things Middle East. James is the creator of The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer and a prolific analyst of events across the region. On this episode Simon and James talk about a vast career working and writing on and in the region, with a focus on how football (soccer) is a lens through which to reflect on political life. So much to reflect on!

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SEPADPod With James Dorsey

The Richardson Institute is the oldest Peace Studies centre in the UK and was established in 1959 in the spirit of the Quaker scientist, Lewis Fry Richardson. The Richardson Institute is an interdisciplinary forum for research on peace and conflict based within the Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion at Lancaster University. Run by Dr Simon Mabon, the Institute has a number of podcasts available on this channel. The first is SEPADPod, part of SEPAD, the Sectarianism, Proxies and De-Sectarianisation Project (www.sepad.org.uk), funded by Carnegie Corporation. SEPADPod features conversations with academics working on contemporary issues in Middle East politics. The second is The Impact Narrative, where Simon speaks with Dr Mark Garnett about UK and global politics.

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