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Spatial intersectionality and transformative justice as frameworks for equitable urban planning in divided and post-conflict cities (2024)
Journal Article
Forde, S. (2024). Spatial intersectionality and transformative justice as frameworks for equitable urban planning in divided and post-conflict cities. Cities, 147, Article 104796. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2024.104796

In post-conflict and divided cities where urban spatial injustice is reinforced by enduring divisions, the frameworks of spatial intersectionality and transformative justice hold significant potential to address inequity through urban planning. All c... Read More about Spatial intersectionality and transformative justice as frameworks for equitable urban planning in divided and post-conflict cities.

Peacebuilding, Structural Violence & Spatial Reparations in Post-Colonial South Africa (2021)
Journal Article
Forde, S., Kappler, S., & Björkdahl, A. (2021). Peacebuilding, Structural Violence & Spatial Reparations in Post-Colonial South Africa. Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding, 15(3), 327-346. https://doi.org/10.1080/17502977.2021.1909297

Traditionally, peacebuilding approaches have placed emphasis on the restoration of political relationships as well as more symbolic notions of community reconciliation and dialogue, resulting in limited attention to the material causes of violence. O... Read More about Peacebuilding, Structural Violence & Spatial Reparations in Post-Colonial South Africa.

Socio-spatial agency and positive peace in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina (2019)
Journal Article
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

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 o... Read More about Socio-spatial agency and positive peace in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Cartographies of Transformation in Mostar and Cape Town: Mapping as a Methodology in Divided Cities (2018)
Journal Article
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

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 politi... Read More about Cartographies of Transformation in Mostar and Cape Town: Mapping as a Methodology in Divided Cities.