LEADER 04037nam 2200673 a 450 001 9910454540203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-62637-311-6 010 $a1-56549-278-1 035 $a(CKB)1000000000690108 035 $a(EBL)350292 035 $a(OCoLC)476168575 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000358171 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11238979 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000358171 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10359098 035 $a(PQKB)11633261 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3328896 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC350292 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3328896 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10354136 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL350292 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000690108 100 $a20060928d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aComplex political victims$b[electronic resource] /$fErica Bouris 210 $aBloomfield, CT $cKumarian Press$d2007 215 $a1 online resource (224 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-56549-232-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 191-201) and index. 327 $aPolitical victim discourse : adequate for the twenty-first century? -- Peacebuilding and victim discourse -- Fleshing out the ideal victim -- The ideal victim in the political : the Holocaust, the Judenrat, and Hannah Arendt -- Theorizing a complex political victim -- The delicate task of considering complex political victims : Bosnian Muslims -- Political practices of the complex political victim -- The South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission : confronting a victimized people, victimized nation -- Epilogue : the role of complex political victim discourse. 330 $a* Reframes major events like South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the Holocaust, and the war in Bosnia to take into account the "complex victim" * Calls for a more effective and encompassing support of all types of victims, especially those not typically recognized as such Images of the political victim are powerful, gripping, and integral in helping us makes sense of conflict, particularly in making moral calculations, determining who is "good" and who is "evil". These images, and the discourse of victimization that surrounds them, inform the international community when deciding to recognize certain individuals as victims and play a role in shaping response policies. These policies in turn create the potential for long term, stable peace after episodes of political victimization. Bouris finds weighty problems with this dichotomous conception of actors in a conflict, which pervades much of contemporary peacebuilding scholarship. She instead argues that victims, much like the conflicts themselves, are complex. Rather than use this complexity as a way to dismiss victims or call for limits on the response from the international community, the book advocates for greater and more effective responses to conflict. Erica Bouris is an assistant professor at Rollins College in the department of Political Science. Her teaching and research interests center on political victimization, post-conflict societies and the ethical dimension of international engagement with these issues. 606 $aPolitical persecution 606 $aPolitical violence 606 $aPolitical atrocities 606 $aVictims of state-sponsored terrorism 606 $aHuman rights 606 $aCivil rights 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPolitical persecution. 615 0$aPolitical violence. 615 0$aPolitical atrocities. 615 0$aVictims of state-sponsored terrorism. 615 0$aHuman rights. 615 0$aCivil rights. 676 $a323.4/9 700 $aBouris$b Erica$f1980-$01051677 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910454540203321 996 $aComplex political victims$92482362 997 $aUNINA