Governing the past : "Never again" and the transitional justice project / Maja Davidović, Cardiff University.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davidović, Maja, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Transitional justice--Bosnia and Herzegovina--Case studies.

Transitional justice.

Transitional justice--Case studies.

Human security--Bosnia and Herzegovina--Case studies.

Human security.

Bosnia and Herzegovina--History--1992-.

Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 222 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2025.

Summary:

The way we govern the past to ensure peaceful futures keeps conflict anxieties alive. In pursuit of its own survival, permanence and legitimacy, the project of transitional justice, designed to put the 'Never Again' promise into practice, makes communities that ought to benefit from it anxious about potential repetition of conflict. This book challenges the benevolence of this human rights-led global project. It invites readers to reflect on the incompatibility between transitional justice and the grand goal of ensuring peace, and to imagine alternative and ungovernable futures. Rich in stories from the field, the author draws on personal experiences of conflict and transition in the former Yugoslavia to explore how different elements of transitional justice have changed the structure of Bosnia and Herzegovina and neighbouring societies over the years. This powerful study is essential reading for students, scholars and practitioners interested in human rights and durable international peace.

Contents:

Urgencies of the Past and the Future

The Promise of Non-Recurrence : On Governing Uncertainty and Transitional Justice as a Structure

Peace and Justice Hand-in-Hand : Global transitional justice in Bosnia and Herzegovina

'If We Do Not Talk About These Issues Now...' : Fragmented Truths and The Negotiation of Biographical Narratives

'Actively Preparing Children for New Conflicts' : Competing Histories and Education for (Non-)Recurrence

'My Landlord, a War Criminal!' : Glorification, Denial, and Troubled Relationships With One's Past Self

Agency Amid Anxiety

The Never-Ending Promise.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 31 Jul 2025).

ISBN:

1-009-58391-3

1-009-58392-1

1-009-58396-4

OCLC:

1512666815