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Annika Björkdahl

Annika Björkdahl

Professor

Annika Björkdahl

”The EU Administration of the divided Bosnian city of Mostar: Implications for EUs evolving peacebuilding approach

Author

  • Annika Björkdahl

Summary, in English

This article explores the EU’s efforts to reunify and reconstruct Mostar through the seminal experiment of EUAM (1994-1996), which combined peacebuilding with urban reconstruction in an innovative way. The aim is to identify lessons to be learned from the experiences of EUAM that can assist the EU to adjust its peacebuilding approach to better address post-conflict divides in cities where the EU currently is engaged. Cities divided by violent conflict tend to freeze the conflict, as they remained divided regardless of a conflict settlement, and they become serious obstacles to peace and a challenge to peacebuilding. Far too little is known about the role of urban space in building peace in ethno-nationally contested cities. By marrying critical urban studies with critical peacebuilding literature this article brings novelty to EU-studies and advances our understanding of the EU’s role in peacebuilding as well as in the Western Balkans.

Department/s

  • Department of Political Science

Publishing year

2012

Language

English

Pages

2-17

Publication/Series

Australian and New Zealand Journal of European Studies

Volume

4

Issue

1

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Contemporary European Studies Association of Australia

Topic

  • Political Science

Keywords

  • European Union
  • divided city
  • Mostar
  • peacebuilding
  • reconstruction
  • urban.

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1836-1803