Transitional Justice
Series edited by Kieran McEvoy, Queens University Belfast, UK
The study of justice in transition has emerged as one of the most diverse and intellectual exciting developments in the social sciences in the last two decades. From its origins in human rights activism and comparative political science the field is increasingly characterised by its geographic and disciplinary breadth. This series is now accepting innovative proposals from a range of disciplines working on transitional justice related topics including law, sociology, criminology, psychology, anthropology, political science, development studies and international relations. That interdisciplinarity is precisely what affords the areas its current ‘intellectual buzz’.
The series is interested in books which address larger theoretical questions on transitional justice including the intersection of notions such as justice, truth, accountability, impunity and the construction of transitional justice knowledge. We also welcome critical and theoretically informed empirical proposals on the workings of institutions such as truth commissions, community based reconciliation, victim empowerment, ex-combatant demobilisation, or regional discussions on practical programmes in particular areas. Finally we are also interested in proposals which focus upon the legal aspects of transitional justice, although our plan is to avoid producing dry, overly technical or dull legal texts. This is an exciting field and it is envisaged that the style of legal scholarship encouraged by the series would be a reflection of that energy and vitality.
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Transitional Justice and the Arab Spring
Series: Transitional Justice
This book presents a varied and critical picture of how the Arab Spring demands a re-examination and re-conceptualization of issues of transitional justice. It demonstrates how unique features of this wave of revolutions and popular protests that have swept the Arab world since December 2010 give...
To Be Published December 19th 2013 by Routledge
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Truth, Denial and Transition
The Contested Past in Northern Ireland
Series: Transitional Justice
Truth, Denial and Transition addresses the ways in which the process of truth recovery in post-conflict societies is challenged and contested. Transitional justice scholarship and praxis has been a site of ever increasing activity in the past two decades and truth recovery is now considered an...
To Be Published December 14th 2013 by Routledge
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Transitional Justice Theories
Series: Transitional Justice
Transitional Justice Theories is the first volume to approach the politically sensitive subject of post-conflict or post-authoritarian justice from a theoretical perspective. It combines contributions from distinguished scholars and practitioners as well as from emerging academics from different...
To Be Published September 16th 2013 by Routledge
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Corporate Accountability in the Context of Transitional Justice
Series: Transitional Justice
Corporate Accountability in the Context of Transitional Justice explores how corporations can be held accountable for their role in past human rights violations when a country is making a transition from conflict or repression to peace and democracy. It breaks new ground in theorizing the linkages...
To Be Published August 21st 2013 by Routledge
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Gender Politics in Transitional Justice
Series: Transitional Justice
What role do transitional justice processes play in determining the gender outcomes of transitions from conflict and authoritarianism? What is the impact of transitional justice processes on the human rights of women in states emerging from political violence? Gender Politics in Transitional...
To Be Published August 1st 2013 by Routledge
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Families of the Missing
A Test for Contemporary Approaches to Transitional Justice
Series: Transitional Justice
Addressing the needs of Families of the Missing interrogates the current practice of transitional justice from the viewpoint of the families of those disappeared and missing as a result of conflict and political violence. Studying the needs of families of the missing in two contexts, Nepal and...
Published May 15th 2013 by Routledge
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Identity, Reconciliation and Transitional Justice
Overcoming Intractability in Divided Societies
Series: Transitional Justice
Building upon an interdisciplinary synthesis of recent literature from the fields of transitional justice and conflict transformation, this book introduces a groundbreaking theoretical framework that highlights the critical importance of identity in the relationship between transitional justice and...
Published January 15th 2013 by Routledge
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The Dynamics of Transitional Justice
International Models and Local Realities in East Timor
Series: Transitional Justice
The Dynamics of Transitional Justice draws on the case of East Timor in order to reassess how transitional justice mechanisms actually play out at the local level. Transitional justice mechanisms – including trials and truth commissions – have become firmly entrenched as part of the United Nations...
Published June 27th 2012 by Routledge
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The Era of Transitional Justice
The Aftermath of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa and Beyond
Series: Transitional Justice
The Era of Transitional Justice explores a broad set of issues raised by political transition and transitional justice through the prism of the South African TRC. South Africa constitutes a powerful case study of the enduring structural legacies of a troubled past, and of both the potential and...
Published October 7th 2010 by Routledge
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Transitional Justice, Judicial Accountability and the Rule of Law
Series: Transitional Justice
Transitional Justice, Judicial Accountability and the Rule of Law addresses the importance of judicial accountability in transitional justice processes. Despite a general consensus that the judiciary plays an important role in contemporary governance, accountability for the judicial role in...
Published April 27th 2010 by Routledge