Cartographies of Transformation in Mostar and Cape Town: Mapping as a Methodology in Divided Cities

Forde, Susan

Abstract

All cities, as heterogenous spaces, are divided. However, conflict, in various forms can create cities which are monikered as ‘divided cities’. The divisions in these cities involve the segregation of communities and entrenchment of social and political divides. Through case studies situated in the spatially divided cities of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Cape Town, South Africa, this article demonstrates local resistance to top-down divisions. Theoretically and methodologically, this article contributes an understanding of mapping as a methodology which can materialise the spatial agency of local actors and can contribute to more inclusive memory work and reconstruction.

Citation

Forde, S. (2019). Cartographies of Transformation in Mostar and Cape Town: Mapping as a Methodology in Divided Cities. Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding, 13(2), 139-157. https://doi.org/10.1080/17502977.2018.1528713

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Oct 1, 2018
• Online Publication Date: Nov 7, 2018
• Publication Date: Mar 15, 2019
• Deposit Date: Oct 4, 2024
• Journal: Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding
• Print ISSN: 1750-2977
• Electronic ISSN: 1750-2985
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 13
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 139-157
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17502977.2018.1528713
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2944843