Very rarely has peace and conflict studies been combined with public administration research. This book brings together theories from conflict resolution, public administration, and urban studies to present new theoretical and empirical insights from nine in-depth case studies. The authors employ the city as a prism to shed light on the complex, multidimensional processes of conflict, segregation, democratisation, and governance. They use the city as a diagnostic site for exploring the role of public administration and civil servants in resolving contested issues in divided societies. The researchers analyse nine multi-faceted cases: Toronto, Copenhagen, Malmö, Mostar, Cape Town, Belfast, Jerusalem, Nicosia and Mitrovica - all cities at different stages of conflict and stability and with disparate legacies. The contributors map the tools, strategies, and understandings of conflict resolution to be found in each city, and in so doing break new empirical and theoretical ground.
Divided Cities : Governing Diversity
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Annika Björkdahl is a professor of political science at Lund University and the editor in chief of Cooperation and Conflict. She is the author of Rethinking Peacebuilding: The Quest for Just Peace in the Middle East and the Western Balkans and War and Peace in Transition, and her work has been published in the Journal of European Public, Peace and Change, and Security Dialogue, among other publications.
Lisa Strömbom is an assistant professor of political science at Lund University, where she serves as the director for peace and conflict studies, and is currently part of the editorial team for Cooperation and Conflict. She is the author of Israeli Identity, Thick Recognition and Conflict Transformation, and her work has been published in journals including European Journal of International Relations, the European Legacy, Mediterranean Politics, and Peacebuilding.