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The influence of cultural diplomacy, anti-war initiatives and music in peacebuilding process in former Yugoslavia during the war in 1990s

Considering that culture is an important link between politics, economics and international relations, this paper will try to examine the impact of cultural diplomacy during the wars in the former Yugoslav republics in the nineties of the twentieth century, and will try to examine in which measure it contributed in building and making the peace in conflicted countries. Paper is primarily focused on the Republic of Croatia, the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Serbia (then in alliance with Montenegro and Kosovo) and the influence of cultural diplomacy through anti-war movements and music industry. In order to understand the connection between diplomacy, anti-war movements and music, first part of the paper will be analysing and describing anti- war movements and non-governmental organisations. Second part will be concentrate on the role of music in conflicted society and the last part is focused on the role which music has in the process of peacebuilding in the conflicted societies. Through given examples, paper will be questioning the role of Yugoslav artists and music movements during the war, while also pointing out the big role of the Eurovision song contest and its connection with cultural diplomacy.

Anti-war initiatives, culture, former Yugoslavia, music

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