Rethinking Reconciliation and Transitional Justice After Conflict
The concepts of reconciliation and transitional justice are inextricably linked in a new body of normative meta-theory underpinned by claims related to their effects in managing the transformation of deeply divided societies to a more stable and more democratic basis. This edited volume is dedicated to a critical re-examination of the key premises on which the debates in this field pivot. The contributions problematise core concepts, such as victimhood, accountability, justice and reconciliation itself; and provide a comparative perspective on the ethnic, ideological, racial and structural divisions to understand their rootedness in local contexts and to evaluate how they shape and constrain moving beyond conflict. With its systematic empirical analysis of a geographic and historic range of conflicts involving ethnic and racial groups, the volume furthers our grasp of contradictions often involved in transitional justice scholarship and practice and how they may undermine the very goals of peace, stability and reconciliation that they seek to promote.
This book was originally published as a special issue of Ethnic and Racial Studies.
James Hughes is a Professor of Comparative Politics in the Department of Government at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK.
Denisa Kostovicova is an Associate Professor of Global Politics in the Department of Government at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK. Her research interests include transitional justice and post-conflict reconstruction. She is the author of Kosovo: The Politics of Identity and Space (2005).
Ethnic and Racial Studies
Series editors: Martin Bulmer, University of Surrey, UK, and John Solomos, University of Warwick, UK
The journal Ethnic and Racial Studies was founded in 1978 by John Stone to provide an international forum for high-quality research on race, ethnicity, nationalism and ethnic conflict. At the time the study of race and ethnicity was still a relatively marginal sub-field of sociology, anthropology and political science. In the intervening period the journal has provided a space for the discussion of core theoretical issues, key developments and trends and for the dissemination of the latest empirical research.
It is now the leading journal in its field and has helped to shape the development of scholarly research agendas. Ethnic and Racial Studies attracts submissions from scholars in a diverse range of countries and fields of scholarship, and crosses disciplinary boundaries. It is now available in both printed and electronic form. From 2015 it will publish 15 issues per year, three of which will be dedicated to Ethnic and Racial Studies Review offering expert guidance to the latest research through the publication of book reviews, symposia and discussion pieces, including reviews of work in languages other than English.
The Ethnic and Racial Studies book series contains a wide range of the journals special issues. These special issues are an important contribution to the work of the journal, where leading social science academics bring together articles on specific themes and issues that are linked to the broad intellectual concerns of Ethnic and Racial Studies. The series editors work closely with the guest editors of the special issues to ensure that they meet the highest-quality standards possible. Through publishing these special issues as a series of books, we hope to allow a wider audience of both scholars and students from across the social science disciplines to engage with the work of Ethnic and Racial Studies.
Most recent titles in the series include:
Migrant Mothers Creative Challenges to Racialized Citizenship
Edited by Umut Erel and Tracey Reynolds
Celebrating 40 Years of Ethnic and Racial Studies
Classic Papers in Context
Edited by Martin Bulmer and John Solomos
Rethinking Reconciliation and Transitional Justice After Conflict
Edited by James Hughes and Denisa Kostovicova
Migration and Race in Europe
Edited by Martin Bulmer and John Solomos
Why Do We Still Talk About Race?
Edited by Martin Bulmer and John Solomos
Race and Crisis
Edited by Suman Gupta and Satnam Virdee
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Contents
James Hughes and Denisa Kostovicova
James Hughes
Nadim N. Rouhana
Cyanne E. Loyle
Denisa Kostovicova and Aude Bicquelet
Rebekka Friedman
Joost Jongerden
Desmond S. King and Jennifer M. Page
Mark McMillan and Sophie Rigney
Guide
The chapters in this book were originally published in the journal Ethnic and Racial Studies, volume 41, issue 4 (March 2018). When citing this material, please use the original page numbering for each article, as follows:
Introduction
- Rethinking reconciliation and transitional justice after conflict
- James Hughes and Denisa Kostovicova
- Ethnic and Racial Studies, volume 41, issue 4 (March 2018) pp. 617623
Chapter 1
- Agency versus structure in reconciliation
- James Hughes
- Ethnic and Racial Studies, volume 41, issue 4 (March 2018) pp. 624642
Chapter 2
- Decolonization as reconciliation: rethinking the national conflict paradigm in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
