This paper examines the precarious coexistence between Muslims and Christians in post-conflict Maluku, Indonesia. This ongoing reality in Maluku calls for a reassessment of the normative tendency in peace discourses, which expect peace to be elther ideal or impaired and tend not to be contextual in evaluating peace. To understand post-conflict coexistence better, we need to comprehend how emoti…
This paper examines the precarious coexistence between Muslims and Christians in post-conflictMaluku, Indonesia. The lasting effects of brutal conflict have left fear and trauma as the dominant emotions in the relationships of local residents. While these emotions are commonly seen as hindrances to peace by scholars and non-scholars alike, in post-conflict societies, they are inescapable and de…