2/2 📝 Good Tune Theory: An Exploration of LGBTQIA+ Peacebuilding in Bosnia and Herzegovina
📍 Conflict Resolution Quarterly
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I guess life has a way of sending little reminders when you least expect them. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Guess what? The third review was actually already in, but now they’re asking us to wait another month to receive it.

No transparency. No consistency. Just an endless cycle of waiting and vague promises.
This is not how academic publishing should work.

When we pointed this out, the editor replied, “Let me confirm with the editorial board.” Eventually, they come back and say, “A decision will be made shortly.” At this point, we were bracing for a rejection after such poor handling.

Early June rolls around. Still no decision. We follow up again, this time we’re told they’re waiting on a third reviewer. Strange, because earlier they said they were waiting for two reviews to come in by the end of May.

Using the example of Bosnia and Herzegovina's legal reforms for queer rights, this work introduces TCP, which emphasizes the urgent need to protect and enforce these hard-won rights, thereby preventing their erosion.

The proposed theory uses the metaphor of a well-tuned guitar in which each string represents a critical step in peacebuilding, ultimately leading to the concept of “treasure-chest peace” (TCP).

(2)advocacy for enforcing and maintaining the promises made in peace agreements, especially for marginalized groups.

Using the example of Bosnia and Herzegovina's legal reforms for queer rights, this work introduces TCP, which emphasizes the urgent need to protect and enforce these hard-won rights, thereby preventing their erosion.

The proposed theory uses the metaphor of a well-tuned guitar in which each string represents a critical step in peacebuilding, ultimately leading to the concept of “treasure-chest peace” (TCP).

(2)advocacy for enforcing and maintaining the promises made in peace agreements, especially for marginalized groups.

#LGBTQResearch

Through the interviews of 43 queer Bosnian and Herzegovinians, I explored the absence of social justice and how it contributes to phenomena like the “gay drain and hinders the possibility of truly inclusive reconciliation for all.