20.500.12556/RUL-136604 Ethnic distancing through aesthetics in Bosnia-Herzegovina appraising the limits of art as a peacebuilding tool with a socio-psychological experiment In this paper, we test a widely accepted assumption in literature, namely, that due to its universal(istic) and humanistic character aiming to transcend ethnic boundaries, art is an effective tool for overcoming inter-ethnic divisions, and further, that people consider art effective to this specific purpose. To test this assumption, we ran a socio-psychological experiment at different universities in Bosnia–Herzegovina. Students were asked to assess the aesthetic value of the selected art installation, but were given different names, surnames and city of the artist, since names and places tend to indicate ethnicity in Bosnia–Herzegovina. We hypothesized that the students would attach greater value to the work of an artist perceived to belong to their ethnic group than that of one thought to belong to another group. The results revealed that the artist's perceived ethnicity did not play a role in evaluating the value of the work presented. The findings demonstrate that the ‘the other’ in Bosnia–Herzegovina is not always perceived through an ethno-political lens as the literature often suggests. Furthermore, it found that art per se is not necessarily perceived as an effective tool for bridging inter-ethnic divides. Bosnia and Herzegovina peacebuilding reconciliation art post-conflict societies ethnic groups ethnic relations ohranjanje miru sprava etnične skupine etnični odnosi umetnost Bosna in Hercegovina true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2022-05-12 12:18:22 2022-05-12 12:18:25 2023-03-25 03:35:55 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2021 0 0 Str. 101-123 no. 1 Vol. 21 2021 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno apc 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 323.1(497.6) 1468-3857 10.1080/14683857.2020.1867410 45081091 Ethnic_distancing_through_aesthetics_in_Bosnia_Herzegovina_appraising_the_limits_of_art_as_a_peacebuilding_tool_with_a_socio_psychological_experiment_(2).pdf Ethnic_distancing_through_aesthetics_in_Bosnia_Herzegovina_appraising_the_limits_of_art_as_a_peacebuilding_tool_with_a_socio_psychological_experiment_(2).pdf 1 BDD15C031781C646FD112D9A34DF75AD 9995529e722b273de7ce45bc972912a5be4432afb7f2e86cb00abd4294c06352 308914aa-ca4c-11ed-a314-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=167542 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14683857.2020.1867410 0 07478395-ca4c-11ed-a314-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=167541 Fakulteta za družbene vede 0 0 0