Hybrid Peacebuilding in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Participatory Arts and Youth Activism as Vehicles of Social Change

Henry Redwood*, Tiffany Fairey, Jasmin Hasić

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Abstract

This article provides an analytical case study of a participatory youth-led filmmaking project in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Using the conceptual framework of hybridity, it critically considers whether and to what extent youth centred, participatory arts projects can facilitate the emergence of a positive hybrid peace. It reflects on three themes—solidarity; creativity as politics; and participation as norm—that speak to the opportunities and challenges encountered during the project. The analysis demonstrates that while participatory arts have the potential to induce a more emancipatory vision of peace, that, and mirroring the warnings from development studies, their effects are not a given and challenges and blockages persist.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)42-57
Number of pages16
JournalJournal of Peacebuilding and Development
Volume17
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2022

Keywords

  • activism
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • film
  • hybridity
  • participatory action research
  • participatory arts
  • peacebuilding
  • youth

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