(International heritage consultant) Diana Walters (editor) - Heritage and peacebuilding

H ERITAGE M ATTERS

HERITAGE AND PEACEBUILDING

This volume explores one of the most critical issues of our time: whether heritage can contribute to a more peaceful society and future. It reflects a core belief that heritage can provide solutions to reconciling peoples and demonstrates the amount of significant work being carried out internationally. Based round the core themes of new and emerging ideas around heritage and peace, heritage and peace-building in practice, and heritage, peace-building and sites, the twenty contributions seek to raise perceptions and understanding of heritage-based peace-building practices. Responding to the emphasis placed on conflict, war and memorialization, they reflect exploratory yet significant steps towards reclaiming the history, theory, and practice of peacebuilding as serious issues for heritage in contemporary society. The geographical scope of the book includes contributions from Europe, notably the Balkans and Northern Ireland, the Middle East, and Kenya.

Diana Walters is an International Heritage Consultant and Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Exeter; Daniel Laven is Associate Professor of Human Geography, Department of Tourism Studies and Geography/European Tourism Research Institute (ETOUR), Mid Sweden University; Peter Davis is Emeritus Professor of Museology, Newcastle University.

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H ERITAGE M ATTERS

ISSN 1756-4832

Series Editors

Peter G. Stone

Peter Davis

Chris Whitehead

Heritage Matters is a series of edited and single-authored volumes which addresses the whole range of issues that confront the cultural heritage sector as we face the global challenges of the twenty-first century. The series follows the ethos of the International Centre for Cultural and Heritage Studies (ICCHS) at Newcastle University, where these issues are seen as part of an integrated whole, including both cultural and natural agendas, and thus encompasses challenges faced by all types of museums, art galleries, heritage sites and the organisations and individuals that work with, and are affected by them.

Previous volumes are listed at the back of this book.

H ERITAGE AND P EACEBUILDING IN P RACTICE

H ERITAGE, P EACEBUILDING AND S ITES

COVER IMAGES

(Top)

Participants at the 12th Regional Restoration Camp in Stolac, Bosnia & Herzegovina work to restore a historic mill along the Bregava River>

(Middle)

Ideas tree at the first Meet, See, Do conference in Sarajevo in 2013

(Bottom)

The Church of Casaglia, Monte Sole, Marzabotto

The editors, contributors and publishers are grateful to all the institutions and persons listed for permission to reproduce the materials in which they hold copyright. Every effort has been made to trace the copyright holders; apologies are offered for any omission, and the publishers will be pleased to add any necessary acknowledgement in subsequent editions.

We would like to thank the many people across the world that quietly participate in a range of heritage and peacebuilding activities, thereby providing much of the influence behind this book. Particular thanks go to the staff, volunteers and participants of two organisations that continue to share their journeys with us Cultural Heritage without Borders and the Community Peace Museums and Heritage Foundation of Kenya. It is their energy, optimism and dedication that inspire us to understand more about the possibilities of peace. Thanks to Catherine Dauncey for her advice and preparatory assistance in the early stages; and special thanks to all our contributors, who amaze, encourage and support us to continue to work with internationalism, cooperation and hope that heritage can continue to contribute to a better world. Finally, the editors also acknowledge Mid Sweden Universitys financial support of this edited volume.