Creative Tools in Reconciliation after Terrorism. A case study of the presence and impact of creative tools in reconciliation after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and July 22, 2011.
Master thesis
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2014-09-02Metadata
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Abstract
The
objective
of
this
thesis
is
to
answer
the
following
research
question:
How
can
creative
tools
be
utilized
to
facilitate
processes
of
societal
reconciliation
after
terrorism?
Creative
tools
are
understood
as
metaphors,
stories
and
rituals,
functioning
as
potential
instruments
in
conflict
resolution
and
reconciliation.
Concepts
and
understandings
connected
to
terrorism
and
reconciliation
as
phenomena
are
investigated,
in
order
to
discuss
societal
efforts
of
reconciliation
after
terrorism.
The
thesis
looks
to
reconciliation
as
healing
and
restoration
of
the
ruptured
society,
specifically
focusing
on
the
damage
and
ruptures
caused
by
terrorist
attacks
on
the
symbolic
dimensions
within
a
society.
It
is
argued
that
such
an
objective
requires
a
different
set
of
tools
and
concepts
than
those
utilized
in
handling
the
material
dimensions
of
the
destruction.