Cathrine Thorleifsson is a Researcher at the Centre for Research on Extremism at the University of Oslo, specializing in anthropological approaches to the study of nationalism, migration, borders and xenophobia. Her monograph, Nationalist responses to the crisis in Europe: old and new hatreds, appears in Routledge’s 2018 Research in Migration and Ethnic Relations Series.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaCoping with displacement - Syrian refugees in Lebanon
Lebanon hosts the largest number of Syrian refugees worldwide. The large number of refugees only serves to reveal...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaA fragile cold peace: the impact of the Syrian conflict on Israeli-Syrian relations
Is the Syrian crisis threatening to end 40 years of cold peace between Syria and Israel? How long will Syria and its...
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Published in: HomeLebanon at breaking point
Two out of three Lebanese believe that the conflict in Syria could lead to a new civil war in Lebanon. For many, the...