Routledge Children and Youth Arts for Peacebuilding Book

Explore how participatory arts-based approaches support children and youth in post-conflict settings. This book from the Routledge Studies in Development and Society series examines how storytelling through visual arts, drama, music, and dance can help improve community well-being, social cohesion, and conflict prevention. Through detailed case studies from Kyrgyzstan, Rwanda, Indonesia, and Nepal, the text highlights the potential of cultural expression to help young people contribute to peacebuilding. It also addresses a common challenge in the field: the tendency for children and youth to be left out of decision-making processes during the planning and implementation of arts-based projects. This resource provides a deep look at how these creative methods function within real-world community contexts.