Socio-spatial agency and positive peace in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Forde, Susan

Abstract

Mostar has been divided since 1992, which marked the start of the civil war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 1995 the violent conflict ended and in 2004 the city was reunified by an interim city statute even though it remains highly contested. Drawing on research conducted in Mostar from 2014 to 2018, this article presents spatial interventions to discuss how socio spatial agency contributes to the experience of a ‘positive peace’. As such, the article presents examples of shared spaces in the divided city to focus on the temporal dimensions of the peace process.

Citation

Forde, S. (2019). Socio-spatial agency and positive peace in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Space and Polity, 23(2), 154-167. https://doi.org/10.1080/13562576.2019.1641402

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jun 16, 2019
• Online Publication Date: Jul 18, 2019
• Publication Date: May 4, 2019
• Deposit Date: Oct 4, 2024
• Journal: Space and Polity
• Print ISSN: 1356-2576
• Electronic ISSN: 1470-1235
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 23
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 154-167
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13562576.2019.1641402
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2944838
• Additional Information: Peer Review Statement: The publishing and review policy for this title is described in its Aims & Scope.; Aim & Scope: http://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?show=aimsScope&journalCode=cspp20; Received: 2018-12-08; Accepted: 2019-06-16; Published: 2019-07-18