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My doctoral dissertation Ambivalent Friendship. Anglican Conflict Handling and Education for Peace in Jerusalem 1920-1948 (Lund 2005) concerns a religious actor in the civil society in times of violent conflict. During the British Mandate period in Palestine, Jewish, Muslim and Christian children studied together at Anglican missionary schools. The Anglican educational project became part of the wider efforts made by the Anglican Church to promote peace building in Palestine. The thesis analyses what were the beliefs, values and practical aims behind this educational effort.
One of the students was young Edward W. Said. In this thesis, his theory of ‘Orientalism’ has proved a useful tool for critical evaluation of the discourses of the Anglican Church in general and the activities of the Anglican schools in particular. The book also deals with Said’s own learning context, the early foundation of his personal and scholarly development. Were the Anglican schools merely the instrument of British imperial policy or did they provide, in this particular multicultural context, some further quality?
Two lines of interpretation are emphasised: one focusing the Anglican discourses and activities as part of that Western Orientalism which regards the British spiritual and political superiority to be self-evident, the other taking seriously the efforts of the Anglicans trying to be an informal ‘third party’ who promoted peace and interreligious dialogue in civil society.
Research
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations the last five years
Research output
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The cooking pot that became a symbol of Sweden’s commitment to helping Palestine
Småberg, M. & Schaar, J., 2025 Oct 13, The Conversation.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication or newspaper › Specialist publication article › Popular science
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Humanitarian handicrafts as (dis)empowerment of women 'left behind': A Swedish help to self-help project in the Northern Greek village Vlasti, 1963-88
Småberg, M., 2025 Oct 9, Humanitarian handicraft: History, materiality and trade, c. 1840-1980. Barber, C., Dampier, H., Gill, R. & Taithe, B. (eds.). Manchester: Manchester University Press, p. 224-253 30 p. (Humanitarianism: Key Debates and New Approaches).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Svenska kastruller med oväntad hållbarhet
Småberg, M. & Schaar, J., 2025 Aug 3, Global Bar Magazine, 20250803.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication or newspaper › Specialist publication article › Popular science
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Witness Reporting as Resistance and Recovery–The Swedish Missionary Alma Johansson and the 1915 Armenian Genocide
Småberg, M., 2025, In: British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies. 52, 1, p. 95-119 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Att undervisa om Israel-Palestinakonflikten efter den 7 oktober: Svenska Jerusalemsföreningens Tidskrift
Småberg, M., 2024 Jun 1, Svenska Jerusalemsföreningens Tidskrift, 123, 2, p. 5-9 5 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication or newspaper › Specialist publication article › Popular science
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Frictional humanitarian homebuilding - Swedish Civil Society Actors in the Occupied Palestinians Territories from 1967 to the Present
Småberg, M. (PI), Gren, N. (Researcher), Strömbom, L. (Researcher) & Hedling, E. (Researcher)
2024/09/01 → 2027/08/31
Project: Research
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Frictional Humanitarian Homebuilding – Swedish Civil Society Actors in the Occupied Palestinian Territories from 1967 to the present
Gren, N. (Researcher), Småberg, M. (Researcher), Strömbom, L. (Researcher) & Hedling, E. (Researcher)
2024/09/01 → 2027/08/31
Project: Research
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SWEMENA: SWEMENA: Swedish Middle East and North Africa Network
Aggestam, K. (Researcher), Shanneik, Y. (Researcher), Scharbrodt, O. (Researcher), Storie, L. (Researcher), Janson, T. (Researcher), El-Husseini Dean, R. (Researcher), Rennick, S. A. (Researcher), Stein, A. L. (Researcher), Dinc, P. (Researcher), Wiklund Abdelmoez Ahmed, J. (Researcher), Eklund, L. (Researcher), Lundgren, S. (Researcher), Sundkvist, E. (Researcher), Almqvist, A. (Researcher), Mansourian, A. (Researcher), Pericoli, A. (Researcher), Naghibi, A. (Researcher), Nardi, M. A. (Researcher), Khodaei, B. (Researcher), Duru, D. (Researcher), Lunardelli, E. (Researcher), Verre, F. (Researcher), Gozzini, G. (Researcher), Taha, H. (Researcher), Hashemi, H. (Researcher), Kumar, K. (Researcher), Eitrem Holmgren, L. (Researcher), Strömbom, L. (Researcher), Småberg, M. (Researcher), Kärrholm, M. (Researcher), Hamza, M. (Researcher), Pastor Vidal, P. (Researcher), Zhao, P. (Researcher), Barhoum, R. (Researcher), Zalfou, R. (Researcher), Berndtsson, R. (Researcher), Al Daghistani, S. (Researcher), Brogaard, S. (Researcher) & Lin, W. N. (Researcher)
2022/06/13 → …
Project: Network
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MECW 2.0: The Middle East in the Contemporary World (MECW) 2.0
Aggestam, K. (PI), Berndtsson, R. (PI), Abdelhady, D. (Researcher), Wiklund Abdelmoez Ahmed, J. (Research student), Abdi, A. (Researcher), Barhoum, R. (Research assistant), Brogaard, S. (Researcher), Dinc, P. (Researcher), Eitrem Holmgren, L. (Researcher), Eklund, L. (Researcher), El-Husseini Dean, R. (Researcher), Fogelin, H. (Administrator), Gren, N. (Researcher), Hamza, M. (Researcher), Hashemi, H. (Researcher), Janson, T. (Researcher), Khodaei, B. (Research student), Kärrholm, M. (Researcher), Luczak, M. (Administrator), Lundgren, S. (Researcher), Mansourian, A. (Researcher), Mehrabov, I. (Researcher), Naghibi, A. (Researcher), Nardi, M. A. (Researcher), Pericoli, A. (Researcher), Pilesjö, P. (Researcher), Rennick, S. A. (Researcher), Scharbrodt, O. (Researcher), Shanneik, Y. (Researcher), Småberg, M. (Researcher), Storie, L. (Researcher), Strömbom, L. (Researcher), Svenungsson, J. (Researcher), Taha, H. (Researcher), Thompson, D. (Research student), Törnquist-Plewa, B. (Researcher), Verre, F. (Researcher), Zalfou, R. (Research student), Zhao, P. (Researcher), Ajjoub, O. (Research assistant), Almahfali, M. (Researcher), Avery, H. (Researcher), Cristiano, F. (Research student), Foroughanfar, L. (Research student), Hosseini, H. (Research student), Jamali, S. (Researcher), Malmström, M. (Researcher) & Sofos, S. (Project coordinator)
2021/01/01 → …
Project: Research
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Activities
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Environmentalism in Islam, Zenia Henriksen
Småberg, M. (Participant)
2026 Mar 12Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in public lecture/debate/seminar
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Rethinking Peace in Turbulent Times
Småberg, M. (Participant)
2026 Mar 4Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in public lecture/debate/seminar
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The Effects of Injustice on Legitimacy in Post-Conflict Settings
Småberg, M. (Participant)
2026 Mar 4Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop/ seminar/ course
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Yulia Gradskova (Södertörn Högskola): Bokpresentation “East–South Women Internationalism at the Cold War Periphery”
Småberg, M. (Participant)
2026 Mar 2Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in public lecture/debate/seminar
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Between War and Peace: Governance and Political Authority in Yemen
Småberg, M. (Participant)
2026 Feb 26Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in public lecture/debate/seminar
Prizes and Distinction
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Forskarkollegium, Svenska Forskningsinstitutet i Istanbul
Småberg, M. (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Other distinction