2021

• Valbjørn, Morten (2021): “What is so Sectarian about Sectarian Politics? Identity Politics and Authoritarianism in a New Middle East", presentation at CMES Research Seminar, Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies
, Lund University, May 20 2021.

• Valbjørn, Morten (2021). “Beyond the beyond(s): On the (many) third way(s) beyond primordialism and instrumentalism in the study of sectarianism”, presentation at Higher Research Seminar, Department of Political Science, Lund University, May 19 2021.

2020

• Valbjørn, Morten (2020). Observing (the Debate on) Sectarianism: On Conceptualizing, Grasping and Explaining Sectarian Politics in a new Middle East. Presentation at the virtual SEPAD conference “10 Years On: The People & the Protests”, Lancaster University/virtual, December 17 2020. 

  Valbjørn, Morten (2020). From ’whether’ to ’how’ sectarian identity politics mattered in post-Arab Uprisings Middle East international relations: Lessons from the Iran-Saudi rivalry, Presentation at the SEPAD-POMEPS workshop “Sectarianism and International Relations”. Chatham House, London, UK, February 6-7 2020.

• Valbjørn, Morten (2020). Observing (the Debate on) Sectarianism: On Conceptualizing, Grasping and Explaining Sectarian Politics in a new Middle East. Presentation at the workshop “Facing the Facts on Tremulous Grounds: Promises and Challenges of Analysing Social and Political Dynamics in the Middle East and North Africa a Decade after the Arab Uprisings”, GIGA: German Institute of Global and Area Studies, Hamburg, Germany, January 30-31 2020.

• Valbjørn, Morten (2020). Beyond the Beyond(s): On the (Many) Third Way(s) beyond Primordialism and Instrumentalism in the study of Sectarianism, lecture at the ACRPS Winter School, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, Doha, Qatar, January 5 2020.

2019

• Valbjørn, Morten (2019) Beyond the Beyond(s): On the (Many) Third Way(s) beyond Primordialism and Instrumentalism in the study of Sectarianism, Paper presented at the workshop “Beyond ‘Sectarianism’? Towards an Alternative Understanding of Identity Politics and Communal Antagonism”, Woolf Institute, University of Cambridge, 25 October 2019.

• Valbjørn, Morten (2019) Observing (the Debate on) Sectarianism: On Conceptualizing, Grasping and Explaining Sectarian Politics in a new Middle East, Presentation at the panel “Facing the Facts on Tremulous Grounds: The State of MENA Political Science after the Arab Uprisings” German Middle East Studies Association for Contemporary Research and Documentation (DAVO), Hamburg, 4 October 2019.

• Valbjørn, Morten (2019) “’Be careful what you wish for’ − The Multiple Strategies of De-Sectarianization, Presentation at the panel “What? Where? How? Why?: Understanding ‘de’, ‘anti’, and ‘post’ Sectarianization Moves in the Contemporary Middle East”, German Middle East Studies Association for Contemporary Research and Documentation (DAVO), Hamburg, 4 October 2019

• Valbjørn, Morten (2019) What do we talk about when we talk about anti/counter/multi /post /de/ trans-sectarianism – and how to go about it?, Paper presented at the workshop ‘The Challenges of Transnational Movements & Inclusionary States in the MENA’ at the Lebanese American University, Beirut 19 September 2019.

• Valbjørn, Morten (2019) What do we talk about when we talk about anti/counter/multi/ post/non/de/trans-sectarianism – and how to go about it?, presentation at the workshop "Solutions to Sectarianism? Examining efforts at ‘de-sectarianization’ across the Middle East", SEPAD/The Foreign Policy Center, London, United Kingdom. September 10 2019.

• Fibiger, Thomas (2019) Mom, are we Shia? neg(oti)ating sectarian identity in everyday life in post-2011 Bahrain, presentation at presentation at the workshop "Solutions to Sectarianism? Examining efforts at ‘de-sectarianization’ across the Middle East", SEPAD/The Foreign Policy Center, London, United Kingdom. September 10 2019.

• Valbjørn, Morten (2019) Studying identity politics in Middle East international relations - before and after the Arab uprisings, TOMidEast Summer School – Understanding the Middle East, University of Turin, Italy. June 21 2019.

• Valbjørn, Morten (2019). Roundtable on International Relations of the Post-Uprisings Middle East, POMEPS 10TH Annual Conference Agenda, George Washington University, Washington DC, United States. May 23-24 2019.

• Valbjørn, Morten (2019). Dialogues in Sectarian Politics – on (the limits of) making historical analogies to the classic Arab Cold War in a sectarianized new Middle East, Presentation at the conference ‘Sectarianism, Proxies and De-Sectarianisation Across the Middle East’, Lancaster University, March 28 2019.

• Valbjørn, Morten (2019). Be careful what you wish for – the multiple strategies of de-sectarianization, SEPAD workshop ‘Prospects of Shared/Social Prosperity: Exploring De-sectarianisation in the Middle East’, University College London, March 27 2019

• Valbjørn Morten (2019) ‘Debating authoritarianism before, during and after the Arab Uprisings – 3 interventions from a Middle Eastern debate’, Paper presented at the workshop ’What is new in new authoritarianism’, Department of Sociology of Law, Lund University, March 21-22 2019.

• Valbjørn, Morten (2019). On (the limits of) making historical analogies to the classic Arab Cold War in a sectarianized new Middle East Presentation at the NewMed conference ‘The Middle East: Thinking About and Beyond Security and Stability’, The Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs, AUB, Beirut, February 7-8 2019.

• Valbjørn, Morten (2019) Shia-sunnisekterisme til debat i et nyt Mellemøsten, Presentation at TIFO/SWAR workshop on 'Sectarianism before, during and after the Arab Revolts, February 4, Aarhus University. 
• Hinnebusch, Raymond (2019) The Sectarian Surge in the Middle East and the Dynamics of the Regional States-System  Presentation at TIFO/SWAR workshop on 'Sectarianism before, during and after the Arab Revolts, February 4, Aarhus University.
• Fibiger, Thomas (2019) Sekteriske myter: Lokale diskussioner om historie og sekterisme i Bahrain, Presentation at TIFO/SWAR workshop on 'Sectarianism before, during and after the Arab Revolts, February 4, Aarhus University.
• Riexinger, Martin (2019) Et moyenne durée-perspektiv på aktuelle sekteriske konflikter, Presentation at TIFO/SWAR workshop on 'Sectarianism before, during and after the Arab Revolts, February 4, Aarhus University
• Valbjørn, Morten (2019): Shakespeare and Islam(ists) at War, Paper prepared for " POMEPS Workshop on ’Islamists at War’", George Washington University, January 25 2019, Washington DC.
• Valbjørn, Morten (2019): Memo for concluding SWAR workshop, Paper presented at SWAR Concluding Workshop, January 21 2019, Department of Political Science, Aarhus University

2018  

• Valbjørn, Morten (2018), How to grasp and map sectarianism: Experiences from the SWAR Project, Presentation at the workshop ‘Sunni/Shia relations in Europe – How to study them?’, Migration Institute of Finland, Turku, Finland, 13-14 Dec.

• Fibiger, Thomas Brandt (2018), Everyday experiences of sectarian relations: Theory, methodology and some observations. Presentation at the workshop ‘Sunni/Shia relations in Europe – How to study them?’, Migration Institute of Finland, Turku, Finland, 13-14 Dec.

• Valbjørn, Morten (2018): Hvordan Yemen blev ’sekteriseret’, Presentation at FALS conference ’Sandheden om Mellemøsten?’, Hasseris Gymnasium, Aalborg, Denmark, Dec 11. 

• Valbjørn, Morten & Curtis Ryan (2018). Sectarianism in Less Likely Places: The Impact of Rising Regional Sectarianism Even in Jordan. Paper presented at workshop on ‘Sectarianism in Not So Sectarian Societies’ at Durham University, United Kingdom, November 16 2018.

• Fibiger, Thomas Brandt (2018). Frames of Commemoration and Politics. Narrating the History of Uprisings in Bahrain. Presentation at the workshop 'Commemoration Reframed', Moesgaard Campus, October 11 2018.

• Fibiger, Thomas Brandt (2018). Settlers or Migrants: Stranded in Kuwait's Transit State. Presentation at the 15th EASA Biennial Conference ‘Staying, Moving, Settling Stockholm University. 14-17 August, 2018.

• Valbjørn, Morten (2018). Sekterisk politik: Shia- og sunni-debatten i (et nyt) Mellemøsten. Presentation at the ‘2018 Aarhus Seminar’. Department of Political Science, Aarhus University. August 17 2018.

• Valbjørn, Morten. (2018). Beyond the Beyond(s): On the (Many) Third Way(s) beyond Primordialism and Instrumentalism in the study of Sectarianism. Presentation at the workshop ‘The Comparative Politics of Sub-state Identity in the Middle East’, Middle East Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science. June 29 2018.
• Hinnebusch, Raymond (2018). Identity and State Formation in multi-sectarian societies: between nationalism and sectarianism in Syria’. Presentation at the workshop ‘The Comparative Politics of Sub-state Identity in the Middle East’, Middle East Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science. June 29 2018.
• Fibiger, Thomas (2018). Dynamics of Difference: Intra-Shia Divisions in Kuwait and Bahrain, Presentation at the panel ‘Intra- and Inter-Sect Dynamics and the Study of Sunni-Shi‘i Relations’. BRISMES Conference 2018, King's College London, London UK. June 26 2018.

• Riexinger, Martin (2018). Sunni-Shia Sectarianism and the Puritanization of Sunni Islam. Presentation at the panel ‘Intra- and Inter-Sect Dynamics and the Study of Sunni-Shi‘i Relations’. BRISMES Conference 2018, King's College London, London UK., June 26 2018.

• Corboz, Elvire (2018). Shi‘i Discourses on Islamic Unity in the UK: Reconfiguring Majority-Minority Relations within Islam,Presentation at the panel ‘Intra- and Inter-Sect Dynamics and the Study of Sunni-Shi‘i Relations’. BRISMES Conference 2018, King's College London, London UK. June 26 2018.

• Valbjørn, Morten. (2018). Beyond the Beyond: On the (Many) Third Way(s) Beyond Primordialism and Instrumentalism in the Study of Sectarianism. Presentation at the panel "Contending Theoretical Approaches to the Study of Sectarian Mobilisation", BRISMES Conference 2018, King's College London, London UK. June 25 2018.

• Hinnebusch, Raymond. (2018). Eclectic approaches to understanding the sectarian surge and its consequences: the Syrian case. Presentation at the panel "Contending Theoretical Approaches to the Study of Sectarian Mobilisation", BRISMES Conference 2018, King's College London, London UK. June 25 2018.

•  Valbjørn, Morten (2018). Studying Sectarianism – the need for getting beyond in 4 ways, Presentation at the panel ‘Studying Sectarianism’, POMEPS 9^th Annual Conference, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, May 24 2018.

• Valbjørn, Morten. (2018). Introduction: Shia-and Sunni-Islamism(s) in a sectarianized new Middle East. Presentation at the workshop 'Shia-and Sunni-Islamism(s) in a sectarianized new Middle East', Department of Political Science, Aarhus University, March 16 2018.

• Corboz, Elvire (2018). The Marja'iyya of Najaf in the Age of Iran's Vali-ye Faqih (Guardian-Jurist): The Dynamics of a Transnational Competition. Invited lecture at Organization for Islamic Area Studies, Waseda University, Japan, 28 February 2018.

• Fibiger, Thomas (2018). Bahrain - religion og modernisering i den arabiske Golf. UNESCO kursus for lånere af udlånssamlinger på skoler i Danmark, Moesgaard Museum 8. marts 2018.
• Hinnebusch, Raymond (2018). From Westphalian Failure to Heterarchic Governance: the Case of Syria Presentation at conference "Rethinking Nationalism, Sectarianism and Ethno-religious Mobilization in the Middle East, Oxford University, 26-28 January 2018.
• Corboz, Elvire (2018). Shi‘i Discourses on Islamic Unity: Reconfiguring Majority-Minority Relations Within Islam. Presentation at conference "Rethinking Nationalism, Sectarianism and Ethno-religious Mobilization in the Middle East, Oxford University, 26-28 January 2018.

2017

• Fibiger, Thomas (2017). Ancient Hatred or Ancient Love - Forms of Emic Primordialism among Sunni and Shia Muslims in Bahrain and Kuwait​. Presentation at the conference 'Muslim Care beyond the Self', Aarhus University/Moesgaard, December 11-12 2017

• Valbjørn, Morten & Curtis Ryan. (2017). Sectarianism in Less Likely Places: The Impact of Rising Regional Sectarianism Even in Jordan. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA), Washington D.C., November 18-21 2017

• Hinnebusch, Raymond (2017). "What Went Wrong: Understanding Civil War and State Failure in Syria, " Department of Islamic and Middle East Studies, University of Edinburgh, 17 November 2017

• Fibiger, Thomas (2017): The place and role of religious authority among Kuwaiti Shia. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA), Washington D.C., November 18-21 2017

• Valbjørn, Morten. (2017). Typologizing Shia-Islamism. Paper presented at the workshop "New Analysis of Shia Politics", George Washington University, Washington D.C., United States. October 12-13 2017.

• Corboz, Elvire (2017). The Najafi Marja‘iyya in the Age of Iran’s Vali-ye Faqih (Guardian Jurist): Can It Resist? Paper presented at the workshop "New Analysis of Shia Politics", George Washington University, Washington D.C., United States. October 12-13 2017.

• Valbjørn, Morten. (2017). Dialogues in (intra) Sectarian Politics: (Sectarian) Trans-state Identities in New and Old Regional Cold Wars of the Middle East. Paper presented at the conference "Sectarianism in the Middle East: how is it mobilized in politics and conflicts", Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, The University of Tokyo. Sept 21 2017.

•  Riexinger, Martin Thomas (2017).  Sectarianism in the Islamic World and the Puritanization of Sunnism. Presentation at EASR Annual Conference 2017, University of Leuven, Belgium, 18-21 September 2017.

• Valbjørn, Morten. (2017). Dialogues in Sunni-Muslim Politics – Comparing the international politics of Arab and Sunni Supra-State Identities. Paper presented in the panel ‘Examining the Nexus between Religion and International Relations in a Sectarian New Middle East’’ at the 11th Pan-European Conference on International Relations, Barcelona, Spain. September 15 2017.

• Riexinger, Martin Thomas (2017). Kongeriget Saudi Arabien. Folkeuniversitets i Aarhus. September 12. 

• Valbjørn, Morten (2017). ”Historier fra Libanon - Sekterisk politik”, Public talk at Danmission Unge, Gellerup Kirke, August 22 2017. ("Stories from Lebanon: Sectarian Politics").

• Fibiger, Thomas (2017). When the Mahdi returns. Apocalyptic Visions within Contemporary Shia Islam. Presentation at the conference​ 'Anthropologi MEGA Seminar', Aarhus University/Sandbjerg, August 15-17.

   Valbjørn, Morten (2017). What is so Sectarian about Sectarian Politics?: Identity Politics and Authoritarianism in a Sectarian New Middle East, Presentation at the panel "Sectarianism and Regime Trajectories after the Arab Uprisings",  BRISMES Annual Conference 2017, University of Edinburgh, UK. July 5-7 2017.

• Fibiger, Thomas & Hasan Hafidh (2017), Civic Space and Sectarianism in GCC States: Dynamics of “Informal” Civil Society in Kuwait and Bahrain beyond State Institutions,  Presentation at the panel "Sectarianism and Regime Trajectories after the Arab Uprisings", BRISMES Annual Conference 2017, University of Edinburgh, UK. July 5-7 2017.

• Hinnebusch, Raymond (2017). Sectarianism and Governance in Syria and the Levant, Presentation at the panel "Sectarianism and Regime Trajectories after the Arab Uprisings", BRISMES Annual Conference 2017, University of Edinburgh, UK. July 5-7 2017.
• Lauritsen, Henrik (2017). The Origins and Evolution of the Saudi-Iranian Rivalry , Presentation at the SWAR workshop "IR Theory in a sectarian new Middle East", Department of Political Science, Aarhus University, June 22.
• Hinnebusch, Raymond (2017).  Sovereignty, Sectarianism and the Post Arab Uprisings Middle East, Presentation at the SWAR workshop "IR Theory in a sectarian new Middle East", Department of Political Science, Aarhus University, June 22.
• Valbjørn, Morten (2017). Dialogues in Sunni-Muslim Politics, Presentation at the SWAR workshop "IR Theory in a sectarian new Middle East", Department of Political Science, Aarhus University, June 22.
• Valbjørn, Morten (2017). Participation in Roundtable on Perspectives from Political Science, Anthropology and Religious Studies, at the conference Sectarian Materiality, Aarhus University, May 30-31.
• Fibiger, Thomas (2017). Anti- and Intrasectarianism in Kuwait. The case of the Shaykhiyya community in the context of the Imam Sadeq Mosque Attack. Paper presented at the SWAR workshop “Sunni and Shi’i Intra- and Anti-Sectarianism", Aarhus University, June 16.
• Corboz, Elvire (2017). The Framing of a Shi‘i Discourse on Islamic Unity in the UK. Paper presented at the SWAR workshop “Sunni and Shi‘i Intra- and Anti-Sectarianisms”, Aarhus University, June 16.
• Riexinger, Martin Thomas (2017). Sectarianism and the Puritanization of Sunni Islam Since the Late 18th-Century.  Presentation at the conference "Invention or Rediscovery? The Emergence of Sunni Identity in the 21st Century", Middle East Institute, National University of Singapore, February 9. 
• Valbjørn, Morten (2017). (Sectarian) Trans-state Identities in New and Old Regional Cold Wars of the Middle East. Presentation at the conference "The Middle East and North Africa in the Emerging Global Cold War", The Middle East and North Africa Research Cluster, Nottingham Trent University, UK, May 2.
• Hinnebusch, Raymond (2017)."From Westphalian Failure to Neo-Medievalism in the Middle East," invited lecture to conference “Deconstructing Unitary Statehood: Hybrid Governance in Comparative Perspective, Universita L’Orientale di Napoli, May 5-6.
• Fibiger, Thomas (2017). When is Some Thing Sectarian? Investigating Sectarian Materialities in Contemporary Kuwait and Bahrain. Paper presented at the conference Sectarian Materialities, Aarhus University, May 30-31.
• Riexinger, Martin Thomas (2017). Materiality as a sectarian issue. Presentation at the conference "Sectarian Materiality", May 30-31. 
• Valbjørn, Morten (2017). Identity Politics and Authoritarianism in a New Sectarian Middle East: What is So Sectarian about Sectarian Politics? Presentation at the panel "Dimensions of Authoritarianism - Identity, State, and Regime", as part of the conference "Unlike Twins?! Comparing Autocracies and Democracies", the Section "Comparative Politics" of the German Political Science Association (DVPW), University of Tübingen, Germany, March 15-17.
• Corboz, Elvire (2017). Participation in Roundtable on Perspectives from Political Science, Anthropology and Religious Studies, at the conference “Sectarian Materiality”, Aarhus University, May 30-31.
• Fibiger, Thomas (2017). Material Mediation. The Turba Prayer Stone as Traveling Soil. Paper presented at the Gulf Studies Symposium, American University of Kuwait, March 17-19.
• Valbjørn, Morten (2017). Dialogues in Sunni-Muslim Politics. Presentation at the conference "Invention or Rediscovery? The Emergence of Sunni Identity in the 21st Century", Middle East Institute, National University of Singapore, February 9.

2016

• Valbjørn, Morten & Raymond Hinnebusch (2016). Exploring the Nexus between Sectarianism and Regime Formation in a New Middle East. Presentation at the workshop "SWAR/CODE Workshop on Sectarianism and Regime Formation", Department of Political Science, Aarhus University, Denmark, August 16-17.
• Hinnebusch, Raymond (2016). Presentation “State De-Formation In Iraq And Syria, “Centre For Global Cooperation Research, Duisberg, Germany, January 14.
• Corboz, Elvire (2016). The Framing of a Shi‘i Discourse on Islamic Unity in the UK. Presentation at the SWAR panel “Inter-disciplinary Explorations into Shia/Sunni Sectarianism” at the Tenth Nordic Conference on Middle Eastern Studies, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, September 22-24.
• Riexinger, Martin Thomas (2016). Sectarianism – A Blind Spot in the Study of Religion? Presentation at the workshop "Comparative Sectarianism", Aarhus University, November 29. 
• Valbjørn, Morten (2016). Shia/Sunni Sectarianism in the Middle East. Presentation at the workshop "Comparative Sectarianism", Aarhus University, November 29.
• Fibiger, Thomas (2016). “Wallahu Alam”. Doubt and Certitude in a Sectarian Setting in Kuwait. Paper presented at the conference Doubt and Certitude in Islam, Aarhus University, December 13-15. 
• Hinnebusch, Raymond (2016). “Syria: From Civil Resistance To Sectarian War” Presented To Workshop On Political Repression And Violence, Aarhus University, March 14.
• Corboz, Elvire (2016). The Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq or the Quest for ‘Iraqiness’ of a Formerly Exiled Shi‘i Political Party. Presentation at the conference “Political Parties in the Middle East”, University of Manchester, January 28-29.
• Riexinger, Martin Thomas (2016). Kongeriget Saudi Arabien, November 3.
• Hinnebusch, Raymond (2016). “Thinking About Sectarianism: The Case Of Syria, Invited Lecture, Center For Middle East And Islamic Studies, University Of Oslo, April 22.
• Valbjørn, Morten & Curtis Ryan (2016). Exploring the regime formation/sectarianism nexus in a less likely place – lessons from Jordan. Presentation at the "SWAR/CODE Workshop on Sectarianism and Regime Formation", Department of Political Science, Aarhus University, Denmark, August 16-17.
• Fibiger, Thomas (2016). Proper Religion in the Glocal Gulf Museums. Questions of Inclusion and Exclusion. Paper presented at the Middle East Studies Association Meeting, Boston, November 17-20.
• Riexinger, Martin Thomas (2016). Sectarianism and the Transformation of Modern Sunni-Islam, Presentation at the SWAR panel “Inter-disciplinary Explorations into Shia/Sunni Sectarianism” at the Tenth Nordic Conference on Middle Eastern Studies, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, September 22-24.
• Hinnebusch, Raymond (2016). Sectarianism and Syria’s Trajectory: Sectarianization Of Political Culture And Competitive Regime Formation, to Conference On "The Long-Term Impacts Of The Syrian Conflict," Chatham House, London, April 27. 
• Valbjørn, Morten (2016). "A Comparative Politics perspective on religion and sectarianism" at Roundtable on inter-disciplinary perspectives on religion and sectarianism, Department of Anthropology, Aarhus University, April 12. 
• Hinnebusch, Raymond (2016). “Sectarianism in Syria and the Middle East: The Regional Dimension” Presentation To International Relations Workshop, University Of Aarhus, May 2.
• Valbjørn, Morten (2016). Beyond the Beyond(s) – On the (Many) Third Way(s) Beyond Primordialism and Instrumentalism in the Study of Sectarianism. Presentation at the SWAR panel "Inter-disciplinary Explorations into Shia/Sunni Sectarianism’ at the Tenth Nordic Conference on Middle Eastern Studies, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, September 22-24.
• Hinnebusch, Raymond (2016). “Thinking About Sectarianism: The Case of Syria, invited Public Lecture, University Of Aarhus, May 3.
• Valbjørn, Morten (2016). ”Sekterisk politik: Shia- og sunni-debatten i et nyt Mellemøsten”, presentation at FLSH Annual Meeting, Copenhagen, April 14.
• Hinnebusch, Raymond (2016). Presentation, “Governance in the Regime Controlled Areas, with special reference to Damascus,” Workshop on post-conflict governance in Syria, Chatham House, June 23.
• Valbjørn, Morten (2016). Revisiting the (Post)Democratization Agenda in a New (Sectarian) Middle East. Paper presented at the workshop "Theorizing Authoritarianism in the Arab Middle East’", Smith College, Northampton, MA, United States, November 11.
• Hinnebusch, Raymond (2016). Presentation, “Sectarianism and Regime Type: the Case of Syria,” Workshop on sectarianism after the Arab Uprising, Aarhus University, August 16. 
• Valbjørn, Morten (2016). Syrien: Politiske, religiøse og etniske konflikter, at Folkeuniversitetet, April 7.
• Hinnebusch, Raymond (2016). Keynote Lecture: “Syria: What Went Wrong, “ Middle East Institute, National University of Singapore, August 31. 
• Valbjørn, Morten (2016). Sectarianism as Identity Politics and/or Religious Politics, SWAR-AIC Workshop: Inter-disciplinary Perspectives on Sectarianism in Iraq and Beyond, Department of Political Science, Aarhus University, May 24.
• Riexinger, Martin Thomas (2016) Sectarianism and the role of the near/moyenne/ancient history, SWAR-AIC Workshop: Inter-disciplinary Perspectives on Sectarianism in Iraq and Beyond, Department of Political Science, Aarhus University, May 24.  
• Hinnebusch, Raymond (2016). Presentation, “Thinking About Sectarianism and the Syrian Case, “ Nordic Middle East Studies Association Conference, Odense, University of Southern Denmark, September 22. 
• Valbjørn, Morten (2016). Weak States and (Sectarian) Trans-state Identities in New and Old Regional Cold Wars of the Middle East. Presentation at the panel "Sectarianism, State Failure and the Regional States System", the 23rd annual congress of DAVO (German Middle East Studies Association), Eberhard Karls Universität, Tübingen, Germany, October 6-8.      
• Fibiger, Thomas (2016). Sectarian Anti-Sectarianism. Paper presented at the Nordic Middle East Studies Conference, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, September 22-24.
• Hinnebusch, Raymond (2016). “MENA’s Sectarian Surge: implications for state formation/de-formation: lessons from Syria,” DAVO, German Middle East Studies Association Conference, Tubingen, Germany, October 5.
• Valbjørn, Morten (2016). Promises, Pitfalls and Possible Avenues for a Stronger Cross-fertilization between IR and CP in the study of Middle East politics at the panel 'Rethinking the IR/Comparative Politics Divide in Middle East Political Science, 7th Annual POMEPS Conference, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, Washington DC, USA, May 19-20.
• Hinnebusch, Raymond (2016). Keynote Lecture, “Understanding Civil War and State Failure in Syria,” Hamburg Institute for Social Research, December 7.
• Valbjørn, Morten (2016). Three ways of discussing new identity politics in the International Relations of the Middle East. at the panel "New Identity Politics in the International Relations of the Middle East", International Studies Association's 57th Annual Convention, Atlanta, United States, March 18.

2015

• Valbjørn, Morten (2015). "Shia- og sunni-debatten i et nyt Mellemøsten", Ældre Sagen, Aarhus, December 14.
• Corboz, Elvire (2015). Politics of Self-Representation of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq): The Old & New Identity Symbols of a Former Exile Organisation. Presentation at the workshop “Shiite Identity, Party Politics & Militants”, King Faisal Center for Research & Islamic Studies, Riyadh, September 2.
• Valbjørn, Morten (2015). ”IS(lamisme) og Muslim Politics i et nyt (sekterisk) Mellemøsten” Forsvarets Værnsfælles Efterretningsseminar, Flyvestation Skalstrup, November 25.
• Riexinger, Martin Thomas (2015). The Shia/Sunni Question in a Sectarian Gulf – Politics in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states after the Arab Uprisings. Aarhus University, November 12.
• Valbjørn, Morten (2015). Yemen at War in a ‘Sectarian New Middle East’, Presentation at IP-NU event ‘Yemen at war - regional and domestic dimensions’, Aarhus University, November 16.
• Hinnebusch, Raymond (2015). Workshop presentation at University of Aarhus, Denmark, “Conceptualizing Sectarianism and the Syrian Case,” November.
• Valbjørn, Morten (2015). “(Inter)disciplinary Perspective on Sectarianism in a New Middle East”, Presentation at the SWAR Workshop “(Inter)disciplinary Perspectives on Sectarianism”, Aarhus University, November 12.
• Corboz, Elvire (2015). The Life Achievements of the Maraji‘: Claims and Counter-Claims to Authority. Presentation at the workshop “Arab Shī‛a and Shī‛īsm vs. Wilāyat al-Faqīh”, University of Oxford, June 1-2. 
• Valbjørn, Morten (2015). “The role of (scholarly) identities in the study of identities in Middle East international relations”, EISA Symposium, Rapallo, Italy, November 4-7.
• Valbjørn, Morten (2015). "Sekterisk politik: Shia- og sunni-debatten i et nyt Mellemøsten", Folkeuniversitet i Aarhus, Aarhus University, October 26.
• Corboz, Elvire (2015). The Transnational Marja‘iyya and the Islamic Republic of Iran: The Dynamics of a Competition. Paper presented at the Shi‘i Studies Symposium “Practical Authority of the Imams and their Representatives”, University of Chicago, April 3-4. 
• Valbjørn, Morten (2015). Perspectives on the debate about Shia/Sunni sectarianism in a new Middle East. Presentation at the workshop "Modernities and Subjectivities: Social Transformations in the Middle East and the Muslim World", Ca' Foscari University of Venice/The Naval War College - Venice, September 20-26.