The Politics of Victimhood in Post-conflict Societies Comparative and Analytical Perspectives

The Politics of Victimhood in Post-conflict Societies Comparative and Analytical Perspectives / edited by Vincent Druliolle, Roddy Brett.

This volume sheds new light upon the role of victims in the aftermath of violence. Victims are central actors in transitional justice, the politics of memory and conflict resolution, yet the analysis of their mobilisation and political influence in these processes has been neglected. After introduci...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Druliolle, Vincent (Editor), Brett, Roddy (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Series:St Antony's Series,
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Comparative politics.
Peace.
Cultural policy.
Social justice.
Human rights.
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Introduction. Understanding the construction of victimhood and the evolving role of victims in transitional justice and peacebuilding; Vincent Druliolle and Roddy Brett
  • Part I: Defining victims and victimhood
  • Chapter 2. Victims and victimhood in reparation programs: Lessons from Latin America; Jemima García-Godos
  • Chapter 3. Franco’s victims in Spain: The long road towards justice and recognition; Rosa Ana Alija-Fernández and Olga Martín-Ortega
  • Chapter 4. The struggle for recognition of the stolen children and the politics of victimhood in Spain; Vincent Druliolle
  • Chapter 5. What defines the victims of human rights violations? The case of the Comité Pro Paz and Vicaría de la Solidaridad in Chile (1973-1992); Oriana Bernasconi, Marcela Ruiz and Elizabeth Lira
  • Chapter 6. The politics of victimhood at the grassroots level: Inclusion and exclusion among Peruvian victim organisations; Mijke de Waardt
  • Part II: Victims in the political arena
  • Chapter 7. Explaining compensation in post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina: The case of victims of torture and sexual violence; Jessie Hronešová
  • Chapter 8. Uncooked rice: Justice and victimhood at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia and beyond; Johanna Herman
  • Chapter 9. The uses of suffering: Victims as moral beacons or icons of grievance; Marie Breen-Smyth
  • Chapter 10. Reconciliation in the making: Overcoming competitive victimhood through inter-group dialogue in Palestine/Israel; Olga Burkhardt-Vetter
  • Part III: Victims, democratisation and peace processes
  • Chapter 11. The role of the victims’ delegations in the Santos-FARC peace talks; Roddy Brett
  • Chapter 12. Victims and survivors from Cyangugu, Rwanda: The politics of testimony after genocide; Rachel Ibreck.

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