Identities in transition : challenges for transitional justice in divided societies / edited by Paige Arthur.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Arthur, Paige, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Transitional justice--Case studies.

Transitional justice.

Identity politics--Case studies.

Identity politics.

Indigenous peoples--Case studies.

Indigenous peoples.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 379 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

In many societies, histories of exclusion, racism and nationalist violence often create divisions so deep that finding a way to deal with the atrocities of the past seems nearly impossible. These societies face difficult practical questions about how to devise new state and civil society institutions that will respond to massive or systematic violations of human rights, recognize victims and prevent the recurrence of abuse. Identities in Transition: Challenges for Transitional Justice in Divided Societies brings together a rich group of international researchers and practitioners who, for the first time, examine transitional justice through an 'identity' lens. They tackle ways that transitional justice can act as a means of political learning across communities; foster citizenship, trust and recognition; and break down harmful myths and stereotypes, as steps toward meeting the difficult challenges for transitional justice in divided societies.

Contents:

Introduction : Identities in transition / Paige Arthur

Indigenous peoples and claims for reparation : tentative steps in Peru and Guatemala / Ruth Rubio-Marín, Claudia Paz y Paz Bailey, and Julie Guillerot

Truth telling, identities, and power in South Africa and Guatemala / Madeleine Fullard and Nicky Rousseau

Security system reform and identity in divided societies : lessons from Northern Ireland / Mary O'Rawe

Staging violence, staging identities : identity politics in domestic prosecutions / Christiane Wilke

International and hybrid criminal tribunals : reconciling or stigmatizing? / Cécile Aptel

Silences, visibility, and agency : ethnicity, class, and gender in public memorialization / Elizabeth Jelin

Canada and the legacy of the Indian residential schools : transitional justice for indigenous people in a nontransitional society / Courtney Jung

Transitional justice and the rights of minorities and indigenous peoples / Chris Chapman

"Fear of the future, lived through the past" : pursuing transitional justice in the wake of ethnic conflict / Paige Arthur

Transitional justice, federalism, and the accommodation of minority nationalism / Will Kymlicka

History education reform, transitional justice, and the transformation of identities / Elizabeth A. Cole and Karen Murphy.

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ISBN:

9780511976858

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