Harmonious Relations: A Framework for Studying Varieties of Peace in Music-Based Peacebuilding

Q2 Social Sciences

Journal of Peacebuilding and Development Pub Date : 2020-08-31 DOI:10.1177/1542316620948493

G. Howell

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Abstract

This article presents an analytical framework for systematically studying the relationships portrayed within music-based peacebuilding and their respective representations of peace. Music activities with peacebuilding objectives work predominantly within a relational concept of peace, bringing into existence relationships between sounds, people, and spaces through which behaviours such as non-dominance and cooperation can be enacted. However, each of these relationships can communicate different ideas about peace and its manifestation, communications that may be inconsistent with each other and with the activity’s peaceful intentions. The “harmonious relations” framework that this article introduces is a tool for capturing and analysing these embedded relationships and representations. It uses concepts of harmony as a heuristic for critically appraising music’s potential contributions to peace in development contexts, synthesising ideas about relationships in peace and music from peace studies, musicology, philosophy and anthropology. The case of the Zohra Ensemble from Afghanistan illustrates its application.

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和谐关系:以音乐为基础的和平建设中和平形态研究的框架

本文提出了一个分析框架，用于系统地研究以音乐为基础的建设和平及其各自的和平表现所描绘的关系。以建设和平为目标的音乐活动主要在和平的关系概念中发挥作用，使声音、人和空间之间的关系得以存在，通过这种关系，非支配性和合作等行为得以实施。然而，这些关系中的每一种都可以传达关于和平及其表现的不同想法，这些交流可能彼此不一致，也可能与活动的和平意图不一致。本文介绍的“和谐关系”框架是捕获和分析这些嵌入关系和表示的工具。它使用和谐的概念作为一种启发式，批判性地评价音乐在发展背景下对和平的潜在贡献，综合和平研究、音乐学、哲学和人类学中关于和平与音乐关系的想法。来自阿富汗的Zohra合奏团的案例说明了它的应用。

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Journal of Peacebuilding and Development Social Sciences-Political Science and International Relations

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