Heritage and Peacebuilding

PETER DAVIS is Emeritus Professor of Museology in the School of Arts and Cultures at Newcastle University, UK. His research interests relate to the connections between place, nature, heritage, communities and sustainability. LOTTE HUGHES is an independent scholar and Honorary Associate of The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK. PETER DAVIS is Emeritus Professor of Museology in the School of Arts and Cultures at Newcastle University, UK. His research interests relate to the connections between place, nature, heritage, communities and sustainability.

The need for all cultural and educational institutions to respond to UNESCO's call for 'moral and intellectual solidarity' in support of peace and reconciliation at every level, from the local to global, becomes more evident by the day. This volume is hopeful, in that it contains inspiring accounts drawn from a vast network of cultural institutions and workers who are indeed doing this every day. Some in the face of almost insuperable odds...Highly readable.

• Introduction - Diana Walters and Daniel Laven and Peter DavisThe Heritage of Peace: the Importance of peace museums for the development of a culture of peace - Peter van den DungenA conversation with Seth Frankel: designing exhibitions for peace - Seth FrankelPublic spaces for strangers: the foundation for peacebuilding and implications for heritage institutions - Elaine GurianCan museums build peace? The role of museums in peacebuilding and internationalism - Diana WaltersInformation and Communication Technologies for heritage and peacebuilding - Jasper VisserA conversation with David Fleming: the role of National Museums Liverpool in social justice and peacebuilding - David FlemingA conversation with Sultan Somjee: conflict and peacebuilding in Kenya - Sultan SomjeeMuseum, peace and reconciliation: the impact of the Balkan Museum Network - Aida VezicDiversity, leadership and peacebuilding in museums in the Western Balkans - Felicity Gibling and Michèle TaylorDisturbing the peace: museums, democracy and conflict avoidance - Bernadette LynchTransforming conflict through peace cultures - Timothy NdarugaRethinking heritage from peace: reflections from the Palestinian-Israeli context - Feras Hammami and Daniel LavenA conversation with Will Glendinning: diversity challenges in Northern Ireland - Will GlendinningA conversation with Yongtanit Pimonsathean: managing conflict in Thailand - Yongtanit PimonsatheanChallenging the roots of prejudice: the Monte Sole case study - Elena MonicelliMau Mau: the divisive heritage of liberation struggle in Kenya - Lotte HughesThe heritage of geopolitical borders as peace tourism attractions - Alon GelbmanRebuilding the broken: regional restoration camps as a meeting platform in the Western Balkans - Lejla HadzicRebuilding the broken: regional restoration camps as a meeting platform in the Western Balkans - Jonathan EatonConservation or reconciliation? Industrial heritage practices at a turning point - Bosse LagerqvistA conversation with Saleem Ali: environmental challenges and conflict resolution - Saleem AliList of contributors