Arts and Theatre for Peacebuilding
Author(s):
Nilanjana Premaratna
Roland Bleiker
Publication Year:
2016
Type:
book section
Journal/Book Title
The Palgrave Handbook of Disciplinary and Regional Approaches to Peace
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Editor(s):
Oliver P. Richmond
Sandra Pogodda
Jasmin Ramović
Pages:
82-94
Volume:
Issue:
Abstract:
Peacebuilding cannot be imposed from above. A sustainable peaceful order can only be reached if it is embedded in the everyday life of a society. What is needed, then, are political approaches that do more than just impose a set of pre-determined political rights and structures, such as elections and democratic institutions. Important as such features are, they can only work if they have legitimacy at a grassroots level. For peacebuilding to be sustainable, it must operate at numerous levels, and win over not only elites in power but also the actual people who make up post-conflict communities.
Citation (Chicago Author-Date):
Premaratna, Nilanjana, and Roland Bleiker. 2016. “Arts and Theatre for Peacebuilding.” In The Palgrave Handbook of Disciplinary and Regional Approaches to Peace, edited by Oliver P. Richmond, Sandra Pogodda, and Jasmin Ramović, 82–94. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK. http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-1-137-40761-0_7.