This lecture explores the remarkable case of Baljvine, a small village in Bosnia and Herzegovina where, unlike much of the country during the 1990s war, local Bosniaks and Serbs refrained from interethnic violence. Through a multi-method research approach-combining qualitative observation, participant engagement, and interviews with villagers-the lecture examines the key factors that contributed to this 'unusual peace' in a war-torn country. The lecture investigates how a unique set of intersubjective motivations, a series of smaller yet significant coincidences, and certain favourable structural conditions together formed a "peace mosaic". This enduring example of harmonious ethnic relations continues to shape the village today.

The lecture is part of the project "Anxieties in Cities of Southeast European Post-Conflict Societies: Introducing an Integrative Approach to Peacebuilding" (Anxious Peace), funded by the Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency.