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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453115303321

Autore

Aiken Nevin T.

Titolo

Identity, reconciliation and transitional justice : overcoming intractability in divided societies / / Nevin T. Aiken

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

0-203-06935-8

1-299-44793-7

1-135-08668-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (279 p.)

Collana

Transitional justice

Disciplina

303.69

Soggetti

Transitional justice

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A GlassHouse book."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Identity, Reconciliation and Transitional Justice; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Identity, reconciliation and transitional justice; 3 A social learning model of transitional justice; 4 Transitional justice in Northern Ireland and South Africa; 5 Instrumental learning; 6 Socioemotional learning; 7 Distributive learning; 8 Conclusion: social learning and reconciliation in divided societies; Appendix: interviewees; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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 reconciliation in deeply divided societies. Using this framework, Aiken argues that transitional justice interventions will be successful in promoting reconciliation and sustainable peace to the extent that they can help to catalyze those crucial processes of 'social learning' needed to transform