Mehmet Yavuz
drmehmetyavuz.bsky.social
Mehmet Yavuz
@drmehmetyavuz.bsky.social
Assistant Professor @ K-State | PhD @umanitoba.bsky.social | Peace and Conflict Studies | Balkans | Middle East | Queer Studies | Transitional Justice |Activism| 🇧🇦🇨🇾🇹🇷🏳️‍🌈🧿| Opinions are my own|

📍Manhattan, KS
Reposted by Mehmet Yavuz
2/2 📝 Good Tune Theory: An Exploration of LGBTQIA+ Peacebuilding in Bosnia and Herzegovina
📍 Conflict Resolution Quarterly
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#LGBTQIA #Peacebuilding #Bosnia #CRSmembers
August 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I guess life has a way of sending little reminders when you least expect them. 🤷🏻‍♂️
July 11, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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.
June 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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.
June 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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.
June 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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.
May 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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).
May 10, 2025 at 5:29 PM
(2)advocacy for enforcing and maintaining the promises made in peace agreements, especially for marginalized groups.
May 10, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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.
May 9, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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).
May 9, 2025 at 1:53 PM
(2)advocacy for enforcing and maintaining the promises made in peace agreements, especially for marginalized groups.
May 9, 2025 at 1:53 PM
May 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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.
May 8, 2025 at 6:34 PM