2024/01/02 by Matheus De Abreu Costa Souza · 1 voice · 1 citation
Environmental Science · Social Sciences · #Global Security and Public Health #Peacebuilding and International Security #Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
paper · pdf · doi:10.1080/13562576.2024.2363177
openalex publication_date 2024/01/02 · openalex created_date 2024/06/08 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/02
The spatial turn in peace and conflict studies brought valuable insights about space in (post-)conflict contexts. Nevertheless, critiques of this literature call for further engagement with spatial heterogeneity. I suggest that analyzing space–time relationships is a promising avenue, as understandings of space are substantiated by heterogeneous temporal experiences. To capture space–time heterogeneity, I introduce the concept of ‘spatio-temporal conflicts’, which draws attention to how actors construct spatial narratives based on heterogeneous and conflicting temporalities. I illustrate the analytical usefulness of this concept by employing it to explore conflicting space–time narratives around the Partisan Memorial Cemetery in post-war Mostar.