Music and Peace
Author(s):
Jaqueline Bornstein
Publication Year:
2015
Type:
book section
Journal/Book Title
Methodologies in Peace Psychology: Peace Research by Peaceful Means
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Editor(s):
Diane Bretherton
Siew Fang Law
Pages:
325-344
Volume:
Issue:
Abstract:
In Chapter 17, Music and Peace Jacqueline Bornstein suggests that there is an increase in the use of music and the arts in projects designed to address social-psychological aspects of conflict around the globe. There is however, little evaluation of music and arts-based peacebuilding projects examining whether or not intended social-psychological related goals have been reached. She describes a study of an Indonesian-based peacebuilding project utilizing music and the arts. The study provides an example of how peace practitioners can use music to stimulate psychological shifts conducive to peace and how one might research the impacts of such projects. The project she describes addressed the intolerance of local Islamic communities toward the artistic practices of local non-Islamic Javanese communities in Surakarta in Indonesia. The study found that participating Islamic communities developed a greater tolerance toward, and appreciation of, the musical practices originating from local non-Islamic cultures.
Citation (Chicago Author-Date):
Bornstein, Jaqueline. 2015. “Music and Peace.” In Methodologies in Peace Psychology: Peace Research by Peaceful Means, edited by Diane Bretherton and Siew Fang Law, 325–44. Peace Psychology Book Series. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-319-18395-4.