Introduction / Julianne Funk and Marie E. Berry -- Fundamentals of trauma : confronting the myths and widening the spectrum for peacebuilding / Nancy Good and Julianne Funk -- Holistic healing : a case for integrating trauma recovery and peacebuilding / Kristina Hook -- Building peace in complex contexts of psychosocial trauma : an integrated framework / Barry Hart -- 'I can(not) remember' : the creation of collective narratives in postwar Bosnia and Herzegovina / Alma Jeftic -- Creating a multidirectional memory for healing in the former Yugoslavia / Stephanie C. Edwards -- Remembering side by side : transforming relationships through storytelling / Edita Colo Zahirovic -- Victim or survivor? Choosing identity after wartime sexual violence / Zilka Spahic Siljak -- 'The war changed me' : Bosnian women, resilience and the search for peace / Marie E. Berry -- From subjects of stories to agents of change : countering dominant discourses of women and peacebuilding / Jessica M. Smith -- Towards social restoration in Bosnia and Herzegovina : exploring the place of symbolic forms of transitional justice / Mina Rauschenbach, Stephan Parmentier and Maarten Van Craen -- Taking play seriously : creative processing of trauma through expressive arts / Kathryn Mansfield -- Conclusion : lessons from Bosnia and Herzegovina / Marie E. Berry.
Summary:
"This book brings together multiple perspectives to examine the strengths and limitations of efforts to promote healing and peacebuilding after war, focusing on the aftermath of the traumatic armed conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This book begins with a simple premise: trauma that is not transformed is transferred. Drawing on multidisciplinary insights from academics, peace practitioners and trauma experts, this book examines the limitations of our current strategies for promoting healing and peacebuilding after war, while offering inroads into best practices to prevent future violence through psychosocial trauma recovery and the healing of memories. The contributions create a conversation which allows readers to critically rethink the deeper roots and mechanisms of trauma created by the war. Collectively, the authors provide strategic recommendations to policymakers, peace practitioners, donors and international organizations engaged in work in Bosnia and Herzegovina- strategies that can be applied to other countries rebuilding after war. This volume will be of much interest to students of conflict resolution, peacebuilding, social psychology, Balkan politics and International Relations in general"-- Provided by publisher.
Series:
Routledge studies in peace and conflict resolution
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