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Volume 18, Issue 2
  • ISSN: 1752-6299
  • E-ISSN: 1752-6302

Abstract

Conflict and methods for dealing with it are an inherent part of social life. There are many tools for managing conflict, and there has been increasing scholarly attention recently on the potential of music in this area. However, further research is required to fully understand the mechanisms involved. This article examines possible musical mechanisms for peacebuilding and conflict transformation between First Nations and settler peoples in Australia. It does this by evaluating a musical workshop titled ‘Togetherness through music: Uniting Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australia’. Data were collected through a design journal, participant observation and interviews. Thematic and musical analysis revealed three potential processes for supporting conflict transformation and two that might hinder it. The three supportive mechanisms are , and . The two detractive processes are and . This article also offers several suggestions for future peacebuilding practice based on these findings.

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This study was supported by the:
  • Australian Government Research Training Programme (RTP) Scholarship
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