The Divided City and the Grassroots

Critically discusses the limits of mainstream representations of Mostar as a site of ethnic hatred Examines complexities arising from living in a city that validates its citizens solely through ethnicity

Provides a key contribution to the fields of urban conflict studies and the politics of social movements in the context of socio-cultural segregation.

Autorentext

Giulia Carabelli is a Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Göttingen, Germany. She holds a PhD in Sociology at Queen's University Belfast, a Masters in Research Architecture at Goldsmiths College, London and a BA in History of Islamic Architecture at Ca'Foscari University of Venice. Her research interests lie at the intersection of urban sociology, cultural studies, and political theory. She received the Higginson Leadership Award in 2014.

Inhalt

Introduction.- Imagining, Planning and Building Mostar after the War.- The Everyday Life of Mostar.- Grassroots Movements and the Production of (other) Space(s).- Conclusion. <p