Staden som försoningsmotor - Sarajevo och Banja Luka
Sammanfattning: Bosnia, a country torn by war in the 1990s, has yet not experienced reconciliation. Fifteen years after the war, fears are mounting, that Bosnia is again teetering toward crisis. This paper explores an under-studied factor in reconciliation – the meaning of the city. The analysis is carried out and inspired by Scott. A. Bollens theoretical framework, arguing that cities are physically, socially, politically and economically important in the peace and reconciliation process. This paper aims to investigate two research questions. The first question is of an empirical nature where we intend to analyze how the political, economical and social life looks like in Sarajevo and Banja Luka. The second question is of a constructive nature, where we try to focus on what can be done in the cities to start the reconciliation process. Concerning the first question, there are critical issues that needs to be considered and evaluated. The second approach is somewhat difficult, but we can se that urban policy-making needs to be implemented; mainly a neutral and equal policy approach. One key element in the reconciliation process is the youth in the cities. We argue that they are crucial for the development of societies.
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