Alex Guest 𐠀𐠐𐠷𐠰𐠦𐠩 𐠎𐠁𐠩𐠮

Publications

The Heshiis Beeg: A Conciliation Barometer for the Somali People

2026 / report

Locally designed evidence on reconciliation and stability in six districts of Puntland and Southwest State.

Uretici, S., Martinez, B. D., & Guest, A. (2026). The Heshiis Beeg: A Conciliation Barometer for the Somali People. SeeD.

  • Reconciliation
  • Social cohesion
  • Resilience
  • Survey research
  • Statistical modelling
  • Heshiis Beeg
  • Family cohesion
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The Heshiis Beeg report cover.

Social Inclusion as Ukraine's Shield in Wartime: Investigating Inclusion, Exclusion and Their Link to Resilience

2026 / book chapter

How belonging, access to services, and economic inclusion relate to resilience in wartime Ukraine.

Guest, A., Uretici, S., Sereda, P., Dagli-Hustings, I., & Myronovych, S. (2026). Social Inclusion as Ukraine's Shield in Wartime: Investigating Inclusion, Exclusion and Their Link to Resilience. In A. Veira-Ramos, K. Ivashchenko-Stadnik, & T. Liubyva (Eds.), Ukrainian Society During Wartime: Grassroots Resilience as a Mechanism for Social Transformation (Chapter 8, pp. 223-265). Palgrave Macmillan, Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-97841-8_8

  • Social inclusion
  • Resilience
  • Institutional trust
  • Survey analysis
  • Comparative analysis
  • SCORE
  • 2021
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Multifamily Healing Spaces: Development of a Family-Based Intervention for Recovery and Resilience in Rwanda

2025 / academic paper

A family-based approach connecting intergenerational recovery with relationships, reconciliation, and resilience.

Nikolaou, K., et al. (2025). Multifamily Healing Spaces: Development of a Family-Based Intervention for Recovery and Resilience in Rwanda. Intervention, 23(1), 52-62. doi:10.4103/intv.intv_16_24.

  • Family resilience
  • Societal healing
  • Reconciliation
  • Intervention development
  • Multifamily Healing Spaces
  • Intergenerational trauma
  • Mental health
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SCORE for the English-Speaking Caribbean 2024

2024 / report

A regional study connecting social cohesion with gender equality, family wellbeing, civic participation, and violence.

Guest, A., Martinez, B. D., Machlouzarides, M., & Uretici, S. (2024). SCORE for the English-Speaking Caribbean 2024. SeeD.

  • Social cohesion
  • Gender equality
  • Diversity
  • Survey research
  • Statistical modelling
  • SCORE
  • Gender norms
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SCORE Caribbean report cover.

The Ethiopian Peace Index: Pilot Study

2023 / report

A participatory peace-measurement pilot bringing together the perspectives of citizens, traditional leaders, and local administrators.

Guest, A., & Machlouzarides, M. (2023). The Ethiopian Peace Index: Pilot Study. SeeD / Interpeace / Ethiopian Ministry of Peace.

  • Peacebuilding
  • Gender equality
  • Resilience
  • Participatory research
  • Survey research
  • Statistical modelling
  • Peace index
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Ethiopian Peace Index report cover.

Moldova at a Crossroads: Using the SCORE to Understand the Future Visions of Moldovan Citizens

2023 / policy brief

Looking beyond a binary geopolitical divide to understand different combinations of citizens' future preferences.

Pissarides, C., & Guest, A. (2023). Moldova at a Crossroads: Using the SCORE to Understand the Future Visions of Moldovan Citizens. SeeD.

  • Governance
  • Social cohesion
  • Inclusion
  • Survey research
  • Statistical analysis
  • SCORE
  • Geopolitical outlooks
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Moldova at a Crossroads report cover.

Pathways to Resilient Citizenship: A Cross-National Investigation Based on SCORE Data from Six Conflict-Affected Countries in Africa, Asia, and Europe

2023 / book chapter

Comparing the conditions associated with constructive citizenship across six conflict-affected societies.

Lordos, A., Louise, C., Symeou, M., Guest, A., & Dagli-Hustings, I. (2023). Pathways to Resilient Citizenship. In A. Rettberg & J. E. Ugarriza (Eds.), Reconciliation: Experiences in Colombia and the World (Chapter 2, pp. 17-50). Ediciones Uniandes.

  • Citizenship
  • Resilience
  • Reconciliation
  • Cross-national comparison
  • Survey research
  • SCORE
  • Family cohesion
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Strengthening the Bonds: Fostering Social Harmony in Moldova

2023 / policy brief

Understanding political, linguistic, and social divisions without assuming that language differences are the deepest fracture.

Machlouzarides, M., Dagli-Hustings, I., & Guest, A. (2023). Strengthening the Bonds: Fostering Social Harmony in Moldova. Using the SCORE to identify entry-points for building unity and harmony. SeeD.

  • Social cohesion
  • Inclusion
  • Intergroup relations
  • Survey research
  • Statistical modelling
  • SCORE
  • Political polarisation
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Strengthening the Bonds report cover.

A Chandra Virgo cluster survey of spiral galaxies. I. Introduction to the survey and a new ULX sample

2022 / academic paper

A survey of ultraluminous X-ray sources in 75 Virgo-cluster galaxies, connecting observations with models of X-ray binary populations.

Soria, R., et al. (2022). A Chandra Virgo cluster survey of spiral galaxies. I. Introduction to the survey and a new ULX sample. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 512(3), 3284-3311. doi:10.1093/mnras/stac148.

  • Astrophysics
  • Scientific computing
  • X-ray observations
  • Catalogue analysis
  • Chandra
  • Virgo cluster
  • ULX
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Did we get civic activism wrong? Understanding the waltz between constructive and aggressive civic tendencies in Bosnia-Herzegovina

2022 / academic paper

Civic activity and aggression can overlap; the important question is what distinguishes constructive forms of engagement.

Guest, A., Dagli, I., & Machlouzarides, M. (2022). Did we get civic activism wrong? Understanding the waltz between constructive and aggressive civic tendencies in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research, 14(4), 378-393. doi:10.1108/JACPR-01-2022-0674.

  • Citizenship
  • Peacebuilding
  • Violence prevention
  • Survey research
  • Statistical analysis
  • Civic activism
  • Constructive citizenship
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Afghanistan SCORE 2021: Evidence-based Policy Recommendations to Address Emerging Challenges

2021 / report

A six-province pilot on resilience, community security, and inclusion, based on interviews conducted in May 2021.

Guest, A., Machlouzarides, M., Panayiotou, O., & Pissarides, C. (2021). Afghanistan SCORE 2021: Evidence-based Policy Recommendations to Address Emerging Challenges. SeeD.

  • Resilience
  • Gender equality
  • Community security
  • Survey research
  • Gender-disaggregated analysis
  • SCORE
  • Women's rights
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Resilient Citizenship in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Building Resilience against Radicalisation, Civic Apathy and Intergroup Tension

2020 / report

Why civic participation, resilience, and inclusive intergroup relations need to be understood together.

Guest, A., Machlouzarides, M., & Scheerder, A. (2020). Resilient Citizenship in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Building Resilience against Radicalisation, Civic Apathy and Intergroup Tension. SeeD.

  • Citizenship
  • Resilience
  • Social cohesion
  • Survey research
  • Statistical modelling
  • SCORE
  • Radicalisation
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Resilient Citizenship report cover.

Understanding Social Cohesion and Peace Capacities: SCORE South Sudan Policy Report

2020 / report

Local capacities for peaceful citizenship, peace institutions, and reducing civilian militarisation in conflict-affected communities.

Louise, C., Guest, A., Scheerder, A., & Ereira-Guyer, N. (2020). Understanding Social Cohesion and Peace Capacities: SCORE South Sudan Policy Report. SeeD.

  • Social cohesion
  • Peace capacities
  • Violence prevention
  • Survey research
  • Predictive modelling
  • SCORE
  • Peaceful citizenship
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South Sudan SCORE report cover.

An Evidence-Based Analysis of the Psychosocial Adaptability of Conflict-Exposed Adolescents and the Role of the Education System as a Protective Environment

2019 / report

How supportive schools and relationships can help adolescents facing conflict-related and everyday adversity.

Lordos, A., Morin, H., Fanti, K., Lemishka, O., Guest, A., Symeou, M., Kontoulis, M., & Hadjimina, E. (2019). An Evidence-Based Analysis of the Psychosocial Adaptability of Conflict-Exposed Adolescents and the Role of the Education System as a Protective Environment. UNICEF Ukraine.

  • Adolescent resilience
  • Education
  • Mental health
  • School-based survey
  • Statistical modelling
  • UNICEF
  • School connectedness
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Policy Entry Points for Improving Gender Equality in the Greek Cypriot Community

2018 / policy brief

Connecting restrictive gender norms with insecurity and barriers to meaningful political, economic, and social participation.

SeeD. (2018). Policy Entry Points for Improving Gender Equality in the Greek Cypriot Community. Gender SCORE Cyprus Policy Brief.

  • Gender equality
  • Women, Peace and Security
  • Participation
  • Mixed-methods research
  • Survey analysis
  • Gender SCORE
  • Masculinities
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Greek Cypriot gender equality brief cover.

Policy Entry Points for Improving Gender Equality in the Turkish Cypriot Community

2018 / policy brief

How gender norms, family assets, and economic and political independence shape women's participation.

SeeD. (2018). Policy Entry Points for Improving Gender Equality in the Turkish Cypriot Community. Gender SCORE Cyprus Policy Brief.

  • Gender equality
  • Economic security
  • Participation
  • Mixed-methods research
  • Survey analysis
  • Gender SCORE
  • Masculinities
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Turkish Cypriot gender equality brief cover.

Women, Peace and Security: Why do we need women in the Cyprus peace process?

2018 / policy brief

Connecting meaningful inclusion in the peace process with women's representation, security, and intercommunal dialogue.

SeeD. (2018). Women, Peace and Security: Why do we need women in the Cyprus peace process? Gender SCORE Cyprus Policy Brief.

  • Women, Peace and Security
  • Gender equality
  • Peace process
  • Mixed-methods research
  • Survey analysis
  • Gender SCORE
  • Political representation
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Women, Peace and Security policy brief cover.