Conflicts on the map
The atlas brings together case studies from Eastern Europe, the Western Balkans, the South Caucasus, and Central Asia. Users can explore conflicts and peace processes on different levels, from local disputes to international entanglements. What makes the platform unusual is that it also reveals how its own maps were created. What data was used? Which decisions shaped the visualisations? Whose perspective is visible — and whose is missing?
“We want to show that maps are not neutral depictions of conflicts, but interpretations that are themselves shaped by political and social realities — and that also help shape those realities,” says IfL researcher Dr. Mela Žuljević, who played a key role in developing the atlas. According to Žuljević, the project is intended to make different perspectives visible and encourage critical reflection.