The critical literature review summarizes and appraises studies that have been pursued by
music scholars examining the contributions of music to peacebuilding as well as the role of …

The Routledge International Handbook of Perpetrator Studies charts the growth and
development, foundations, key debates, and core concerns of Perpetrator Studies, an …

Este artículo analiza los usos y funciones que tuvo la música producida por las FARC-EP
para la organización y su trabajo político-militar durante el conflicto armado en Colombia. A …

This article examines music and music scholarship vis-à-vis research findings in addictions
sciences. It explains how music is socially useful for preventing and treating addiction …

Gender relations are constitutive to the practice of new wars. The shift in social relations of
war, as theorised by Mary Kaldor (2012) in New and Old War, is predicated on the …

Within two decades, Sierra Leone's 'cliques' have transformed from peripheral social clubs
to warring Crips, Bloods, and Black street gangs at the heart of criminal and political …

The paper takes the relation between soundscapes and power struggles as its problem area
and focuses on the role of music that is performed in public protests. It argues that music and …

The social morality of Afrobeats in Nigeria often evokes reactive emotions of approbation
and obloquy. While some critics contend that hip hop has deleterious effects on youths …

This article investigates the role of cultural production as a practice with important
implications for rebel legitimacy. Cultural production is employed to bolster rebel group …

Since Sierra Leone's civil war ended in 2002 the country has experienced sustained peace,
successfully managing transfers of power between rival parties in consecutive elections. By …