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Peace between Peace(s)? Urban Peace and the Coexistence of Antagonists in City Spaces

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ID8090423
AuthorsIvan Gusic (0000-0003-1714-7634, Malmö University, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume16
Issue5
Pages619-640
Publication date2022-10-20
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Intervention and Statebuilding (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1750-2977 • E-ISSN: 1750-2985
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17502977.2022.2129330
OpenAlexW4309074827
LanguageEN
Citations received20
References cited82

The plurality and subjectivity of peace means that transitions from war are contested – i.e. permeated by conflicts between previously warring antagonists who want to (re)order postwar society according to competing peace(s). But while there always will exist mutually excluding peace(s), such outliers do not foreclose middle grounds where multiple peace(s) can coexist. In this article, I argue that the postwar city can generate coexistence between peace(s) of varying divergence through the creativity, accommodation, and fragmentation of city spaces. These arguments are illustrated through examples from postwar Belfast, Mitrovica, and Mostar. I term this conceptualization urban peace

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Citations per year5
Citation span2022 - 2026 (5)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 20

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