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- Björkdahl, Annika, et al.
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Friction in Transitional Justice Processes : The Colombian Judicial System and the ICC
- 2021
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Ingår i: International Journal of Transitional Justice. - : Oxford University Press (OUP). - 1752-7716 .- 1752-7724. ; 15:3, s. 636-657
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- With the aim of understanding how the International Criminal Court (ICC) affects peace processes, this article examines the Colombian peace and justice processes through the lens of friction. It investigates frictional encounters between the Colombian judicial system and the ICC, in order to reveal the tensions in this relationship. First, we disaggregate the concept of friction and propose three different types of frictional encounters - conceptual, normative and jurisdictional - in transitional justice processes. Second, we investigate different responses to these frictional encounters, such as compliance, adaptation, co-option and resistance. Finally, we find that responses to frictions generate hybrid judicial outcomes, such as a hybrid, intersubjective understanding of justice, a hybrid sanctioning regime as well as hybrid complementarity. The article concludes that the ICC influenced the Colombian peace process, while the Colombian judicial system complied with the requirements of the ICC thereby demonstrating agency, flexibility and innovation and ensuring its judicial sovereignty.
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- Eastmond, Marita, 1947, et al.
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Silence as Possibility in Postwar Everyday Life
- 2012
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Ingår i: International Journal of Transitional Justice. - : Oxford University Press (OUP). - 1752-7716 .- 1752-7724. ; 6:3, s. 502-524
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Silence is a form of communication as multifaceted as speech and as such conveys a broad range of contextually situated social meanings. Often silence is understood as a form of denial and inherently detrimental to processes of reconciliation, but it may help create a sense of 'normality' and facilitate encounters between former foes. This article enquires into the role and meanings of silence as tacit forms of communication in postwar social processes and everyday life among people of different ethnic groups in Bosnia and Herzegovina, particularly as used by the displaced and returnees. It argues that in these contentious settings, everyday social interaction employs silence in ways that empower by communicating respect and even trust, thus forming and sustaining relations important to viable local life. Silence can be used to affirm family continuity and protect close relationships. Silent claims may also 'speak' from a marginalized position in relation to hegemonic narratives and make moral claims. Silence may thus be understood as a pragmatic and at times successful strategy for coexistence even when reflecting continued division in the larger society.
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- Keynes, Matilda
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History Education for Transitional Justice? : Challenges, Limitations and Possibilities for Settler Colonial Australia
- 2019
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Ingår i: International Journal of Transitional Justice. - : Oxford University Press. - 1752-7716 .- 1752-7724. ; 13:1, s. 113-133
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In recent times, a conception of history education as facilitating truth, remembrance and critical thinking has been positioned as useful for transitional justice in divided societies, but this analysis has not been extended to settler states which are also characterized by prolonged division and state-administered violence. To explore this, the article draws on examples from Australia where scholars have been extending the framework of transitional justice in order to better address the structural nature of injustice in settler states. By investigating the uses of temporality and historicization in history education, it concludes that while disciplinary models might contribute to the popular theses of transitional justice by encouraging students to emulate the skills of the historian, these models would likely work to strengthen rather than challenge the legitimacy of the Australian settler state. Therefore, any attempts to align history education with reconciliation in Australia will require a rethinking of current disciplinary models.
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- Kouvo, Sari, 1971, et al.
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Field Notes: Reconciliation, Justice and Mobilization of War Victims in Afghanistan
- 2011
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Ingår i: International Journal of Transitional Justice. - 1752-7716 .- 1752-7724. ; 5:3, s. 492-503
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This article traces the early stages of civil society mobilization for transitional justice and recent efforts to establish a network of war victims in Afghanistan. Specifically, it focuses on the development of the Transitional Justice Coordination Group and its victim-centered activities, such as organizing a Victims’ Jirga for Justice in 2010 and a National Victims’ Conference in 2011. It also situates these developments in the context of the broader transitional justice and reconciliation processes occurring in Afghanistan.
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- Mannergren Selimovic, Johanna
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The Stuff from the Siege : Transitional Justice and the Power of Everyday Objects in Museums
- 2022
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Ingår i: International Journal of Transitional Justice. - : Oxford University Press. - 1752-7716 .- 1752-7724. ; 16:2, s. 220-234
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This article explores the role of the affective power of everyday objects in commemorations of war and conflict. It seeks to understand the transformative power of the everyday as a memory node and investigates how and why everyday objects can become carriers of an inclusive rendering of the past. Through a phenomenologically grounded reading of two exhibitions on the 1992-1995 siege of the Bosnian capital Sarajevo, the article theoretically advances the idea that everyday objects that are transformed into artefacts in museums expand our moral, mnemonic imagination and therefore potentially contribute to peace. A systematic analysis of the affective power of everyday objects is developed through three key conceptual lenses - authenticity, intimacy and vulnerability. The study thus contributes to research on the postwar museum as a site for transitional justice and peacebuilding, and the role of material things as carriers of emotions and meaning in the context of postwar memorialization.
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- Nussio, Enzo, et al.
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Victims, Nonvictims and Their Opinions on Transitional Justice : Findings from the Colombian Case
- 2015
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Ingår i: International Journal of Transitional Justice. - : Oxford University Press (OUP). - 1752-7716 .- 1752-7724. ; 9:2, s. 336-354
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Victims of armed conflict are often seen as driven by trauma-related stark emotions that differentiate them from nonvictims. Based on this premise, they should hold different views from people who have not been directly affected by war about punishing perpetrators of violence, remembering human rights violations, seeking truth and receiving reparations. The resilience literature, on the contrary, has downplayed the role of traumatic experiences in shaping people's views and rather stressed their ability to cope with adversity. In this article, we ask whether there are any differences in attitudes toward transitional justice mechanisms between victims and nonvictims, using a representative sample of the Colombian population (n = 1,843, of whom 315 are conflict victims). We find almost no statistically significant differences. Psychological resilience among victims may account for this counterintuitive finding. However, we suggest that social desirability biases, a pervasive impact of the long conflict beyond the victim/nonvictim divide and social proximity between victims and perpetrators may also be relevant explanations. Our results are relevant for scholars and policy makers, as they question elements of common (yet untested) wisdom about the political and social impact of violence on individuals' attitudes and about the prospects of peaceful coexistence.
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- Orjuela, Camilla, 1972
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Passing on the torch of memory: Transitional justice and the transfer of diaspora identity across generations
- 2020
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Ingår i: International Journal of Transitional Justice. - : Oxford University Press (OUP). - 1752-7716 .- 1752-7724. ; 14:2
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The role diaspora actors play in transitional justice (TJ) has recently been recognized by practitioners and scholars. This article focuses on how TJ initiatives, by re-emphasizing, retelling or silencing traumas of the past, can play an important role for the transfer of diaspora identity and homeland engagement across generations. Based on research on the diasporas from Rwanda and Sri Lanka, the article highlights the different positions made available for and taken up by young people in TJ, and the ways the past is evoked by the homeland state, diaspora organizations and people they meet in their day-to-day lives. TJ initiatives, the article argues, can serve as critical events that mobilize the young generation to support – or resist – narratives of the past, while also providing them with experiences that add to a postmemory of the painful past of their parents’ homeland.
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