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Building peace in societies torn apart by violence is a long, frustrating, and extremely difficult process. From the Middle East to Afghanistan, from Somalia to East Timor, years and often decades of conflict have left societies deeply divided and traumatised. New forms of violence constantly emerge, generating yet more hatred. Commentators speak of so-called intractable conflicts: situations where antagonisms have persisted for so long that they have created a vicious cycle of violence.1
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See R.D. Kaplan, Balkan Ghosts: A Journey through History, London: Picador, 2005.
See O.P. Richmond, The Transformation of Peace, New York: Palgrave, 2005, esp. pp. 149–80.
See G. Frerks and B. Klem (eds), Dealing with Diversity: Sri Lankan Discourses on Peace and Conflict, The Hague: The Netherlands Institute of International Relations, 2004.
See C. Cohen, ‘Engaging with the Arts to Promote Coexistence’, in Imagine Coexistence, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2003, pp. 267–79.
S. Kariyakarawana, ‘Attitude and Responsibilities of the Southern Academics’, in Dealing with Diversity: Sri Lankan Discourses on Peace and Conflict, The Hague: The Netherlands Institute of International Relations, 2004, pp. 102–3.
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See also B. Hosking, ‘Playback theatre: A creative resource for reconciliation’, Brandeis University, http://www.brandeis.edu/programs/Slifka/vrc/papers/hosking_hutt/index.htm, accessed 24 September 2007.
U. Abeyratne, ‘The Ethnic Problem and Sri Lankan Political Culture’, in Dealing with Diversity: Sri Lankan Discourses on Peace and Conflict, The Hague: The Netherlands Institute of International Relations, 2004, p. 93.
See A. Boal, The Aesthetics of the Oppressed, London: Routledge, 2006;
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Premaratna, N., Bleiker, R. (2010). Art and Peacebuilding: How Theatre Transforms Conflict in Sri Lanka. In: Richmond, O.P. (eds) Palgrave Advances in Peacebuilding. Palgrave Advances. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230282681_21
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