The Contribution of Art and Culture in Peace and Reconciliation Processes in Asia (CKU, 2015)

The past decade has seen a global increase in donor, scholarly and practitioner interests in the role of art and culture in peace and reconciliation processes.

Focussing on Asia, where diverse conflicts hinder peaceful development, this study offers an overview of existing artistic and cultural responses to pre- and post-conflict. Due to the attention to resolving complex, violent and identity-based conflicts by including art and cultural activities, this study presents an inroad to understanding interlinks between art, culture and conflict. A literature review serves as the background for a mapping of art and cultural activities in conflictaffected areas of Pakistan, Afghanistan, Myanmar, Nepal, and Indonesia and an in-depth examination of the different approaches to art and culture in peacebuilding, reconciliation and conflict-prevention processes.