Music and Art in Conflict Transformation: A Review

Authors

  • Arild Bergh Department of Sociology and Philosophy, University of Exeter
  • John Sloboda Oxford Research Group

Keywords:

music, conflict transformation, ngo, peace building

Abstract

Since the early 1990s there has been an increase in the use of music and arts within a conflict transformation context. In this paper the developments in this field is discussed and the current status and challenges of the field are examined within the context of this issue's theme of the arts and conflict transformation/peace building.

Author Biographies

Arild Bergh, Department of Sociology and Philosophy, University of Exeter

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John Sloboda, Oxford Research Group

John Sloboda, FBA, is Emeritus Professor at Keele and Visiting Research Fellow at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London. He is also Consultant and Director of Oxford Research Group's Recording Casualties in Armed Conflict programme and chairs its International Advisory Group, and he is Honorary Professor in the School of Politics and International Relations at Royal Holloway, University of London. He is co-director of the Iraq Body Count project. He is author of over 150 publications. His books include ";;The Musical Mind";;, ";;Psychology for Musicians";;, (with Patrik N Juslin) ";;Handbook of Music and Emotion";;, (with Hamit Dardagan and others) ";;A Dossier of Civilian Casualties in Iraq";;, and (with Chris Abbott and Paul Rogers) ";;Beyond Terror: the Truth About the Real Threats to Our World";;.

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Issue

Vol. 2 No. 2 (2010): Theme Issue on Music and Arts in Conflict Transformation

Section

Editorial

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