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"Contesting Peace in the Postwar City is key reading for urban and
peace and conflict scholars. In this impressive and meticulously
researched book, Gusic reflects on the ways in which divisions are
routinised in the everyday landscape of divided cities and
skilfully investigates how change and continuity are governed in
postwar urban spaces. The book provides rich empirical material
from the cities of Mostar, Mitrovica and Belfast, drawing on
nuanced fieldwork insights." -Stefanie Kappler, Durham University,
UK "Ivan Gusic sets out a powerful, theoretically critical and
empirically rich account of the trajectories of cities after war.
The strength of the work is that it brings an understanding of the
urban condition into relation with ethno-national conflict and the
survival of violence. Gusic unsettles dominant narratives in peace
studies by offering a grounded evaluation of three cities coming
out of violence and points to the importance of place in
peacebuilding processes." -Brendan Murtagh, Queen's University
Belfast, UK "Detailed case studies of Belfast, Mitrovica and Mostar
show how cities are often engines of what Ivan Gusic calls 'war in
peace'. This on-trend study combines the latest research from
critical urban studies with peace and conflict studies to produce a
very accessible and internationally relevant book. It is highly
recommended." -Roger Mac Ginty, Durham University, UK This book
explores why the postwar city reinforces rather than transcends its
continuities of war in peace. It theorises war-to-peace transitions
as conflicts over how to socio-politically order society and then
analyses different urban conflicts over peace(s) in postwar Belfast
(Northern Ireland), Mitrovica (Kosovo) and Mostar
(Bosnia-Herzegovina). Focusing on themes such as educational
segregation, clientelism, fear, paramilitaries, and infrastructure,
it shows how conflict lines from war are perpetuated in and by the
postwar city. Yet it also discovers instances where antagonisms are
bridged by utilising the postwar city's transcending potential.
While written in the nexus between peace research and urban
studies, this book also speaks to political geography,
international relations, anthropology, and planning.
The Spatiality of Violence in Post-war Cities analyses violence in
post-war cities from different perspectives and in different parts
of the world, with a shared attention to space and how it affects
violent dynamics. The world is urbanising rapidly and cities are
increasingly held as the most important arenas for sustainable
development. Cities emerging from war are no exception, but across
the globe, many post-war cities are ravaged by residual or renewed
violence, which threatens progress towards peace and stability.
This volume addresses why such violence happens, where and how it
manifests, and how it can be prevented. It includes contributions
that are informed by both post-war logics and urban
particularities, that take intra-city dynamics into account, and
that adopt a spatial analysis of the city. They focus on cases
around the world, including Medellin (Colombia), Johannesburg
(South Africa) and Mitrovica (Kosovo). The volume makes a threefold
contribution to the research agenda on violence in post-war cities.
First, the contributions nuance our understanding of the causes and
forms of the uneven spatial distribution of violence, insecurities,
and trauma within and across post-war cities. Second, the
collection demonstrates how urban planning and the built
environment shape and generate different forms of violence in
post-war cities. Third, the contributions explore the challenges,
opportunities, and potential unintended consequences of conflict
resolution in violent urban settings. Providing novel insights into
the causes and dynamics of violence in post-war cities, and
challenges and opportunities for violence reduction, The Spatiality
of Violence in Post-war Cities will be of great interest to
scholars of peace, violence, conflict and its resolution, urban
studies, built environment and planning. The chapters were
originally published as a special issue of Third World Thematics.
"Contesting Peace in the Postwar City is key reading for urban and
peace and conflict scholars. In this impressive and meticulously
researched book, Gusic reflects on the ways in which divisions are
routinised in the everyday landscape of divided cities and
skilfully investigates how change and continuity are governed in
postwar urban spaces. The book provides rich empirical material
from the cities of Mostar, Mitrovica and Belfast, drawing on
nuanced fieldwork insights." -Stefanie Kappler, Durham University,
UK "Ivan Gusic sets out a powerful, theoretically critical and
empirically rich account of the trajectories of cities after war.
The strength of the work is that it brings an understanding of the
urban condition into relation with ethno-national conflict and the
survival of violence. Gusic unsettles dominant narratives in peace
studies by offering a grounded evaluation of three cities coming
out of violence and points to the importance of place in
peacebuilding processes." -Brendan Murtagh, Queen's University
Belfast, UK "Detailed case studies of Belfast, Mitrovica and Mostar
show how cities are often engines of what Ivan Gusic calls 'war in
peace'. This on-trend study combines the latest research from
critical urban studies with peace and conflict studies to produce a
very accessible and internationally relevant book. It is highly
recommended." -Roger Mac Ginty, Durham University, UK This book
explores why the postwar city reinforces rather than transcends its
continuities of war in peace. It theorises war-to-peace transitions
as conflicts over how to socio-politically order society and then
analyses different urban conflicts over peace(s) in postwar Belfast
(Northern Ireland), Mitrovica (Kosovo) and Mostar
(Bosnia-Herzegovina). Focusing on themes such as educational
segregation, clientelism, fear, paramilitaries, and infrastructure,
it shows how conflict lines from war are perpetuated in and by the
postwar city. Yet it also discovers instances where antagonisms are
bridged by utilising the postwar city's transcending potential.
While written in the nexus between peace research and urban
studies, this book also speaks to political geography,
international relations, anthropology, and planning.
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