Arts-based approaches to peace-building in Iraq

In 2018-2019, elbarlament – cultures of democracy conducted a study on foreign-funded cultural programmes and projects in Iraq, with a focus on initiatives using the arts for peacebuilding purposes. The report builds on desk research as well as field interviews conducted by elbarlament with artists and civil society activists from Baghdad, Basra, Mossul, Sulaimaniyya, Nasriah, Dohuk and Erbil.

The study was funded by German Federal Foreign Office.