Opportunities and Challenges of the Use of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Post-conflict Peacebuilding. Implications for Colombia
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https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.espo.n50a15Keywords:
Intangible Cultural Heritage, Peacebuilding, Postconflict, Peace Culture, ColombiaAbstract
This article analyses how intangible cultural heritage can contribute to peacebuilding processes during post-conflict periods. In so doing, it aims at enriching the debate about the current peace process in Colombia. The research uses a qualitative methodology with data collection techniques, such as observation, interviews with experts, communications with relevant people, and documentary analysis. It argues that the use of cultural heritage enables a greater participation of the population in peacebuilding and a greater ownership of the process. It can help rebuild the social fabric affected by the war, and reduce the cultural and structural violence present in post-conflict societies. More specifically, it can promote transitional justice, the social reintegration of former combatants and the peaceful transformation of conflicts. However, despite this potential, cultural heritage can also perpetuate exclusionary practices against certain social groups or extol the use of direct violence. Post-conflict periods are propitious to carry out reforms in the intangible cultural heritage and to make it more inclusive.
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