Healing and peacebuilding after war : transforming trauma in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Author(s)

    • Trauma, Memory and Healing in the Balkans and Beyond (2016 : Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
    • Funk, Julianne
    • Berry, Marie E.

Bibliographic Information

Healing and peacebuilding after war : transforming trauma in Bosnia and Herzegovina

edited by Julianne Funk, Nancy Good, and Marie E. Berry

(Routledge studies in peace and conflict resolution)

Routledge, 2020

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Includes bibliographical references and index

"This book has its origin in a conference held in Sarajevo in the summer of 2016, entitled 'Trauma, memory and healing in the Balkans and beyond'."--P. [vii]

Contents of Works

  • 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 post-war Bosnia & 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 Šiljak
  • '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 gender and peacebuilding / Jessica M. Smith
  • Towards social restoration in Bosnia & 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

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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 that 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.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction Julianne Funk Part I: Incorporating Trauma Healing into Peacebuilding Practice 2. Fundamentals of Trauma: Confronting the myths and widening the spectrum for peacebuilding Nancy Good and Julianne Funk 3. Holistic Healing: A Case for Integrating Trauma Recovery and Peacebuilding Kristina Hook 4. Building Peace in Complex Contexts of Psychosocial Trauma: An Integrative Framework Barry Hart Part II: How to Remember and Tell Stories of Trauma 5. 'I Can(not) Remember': The Creation of Collective Narratives in Post-war Bosnia & Herzegovina Alma Jeftic 6. Creating a Multidirectional Memory for Healing in the Former Yugoslavia Stephanie C. Edwards 7. Remembering Side by Side: Transforming Relationships through Storytelling Edita Colo Zahirovic Part III: Women's Resilience 8. Victim or Survivor? Choosing Identity after Wartime Sexual Violence Zilka Spahic Siljak 9. 'The War Changed Me': Bosnian Women, Resilience and the Search for Peace Marie E. Berry 10. From Subjects of Stories to Agents of Change: Countering Dominant Discourses of Women and Peacebuilding Jessica M. Smith Part IV: From Justice to Artistic Expression: Practices of Working with Trauma 11. Symbolic Forms of Transitional Justice for Social Restoration in Bosnia & Herzegovina Mina Rauschenbach, Stephan Parmentier and Maarten Van Craen 12. Taking Play Seriously: Creative Processing of Trauma through Expressive Arts Kathryn Mansfield 13. Conclusion Marie Berry

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