Reconceiving Civil Society and Transitional Justice - Lessons From Asia and the Pacific

Reconceiving Civil Society and Transitional Justice examines the role of civil society in transitional justice, exploring the forms of civil society that are enabled or disabled by transitional justice processes and the forms of transitional justice activity that are enabled and disabled by civil society actors.

List of contents

Introduction: Special issue on ‘reconceiving civil society and transitional justice: lessons from Asia and the Pacific’ Joanne Wallis and Lia Kent 1. Reconciliations (Melanesian style) and transitional justice Volker Boege 2. The role of ‘uncivil’ society in transitional justice: evidence from Bougainville and Timor-Leste Joanne Wallis 3. Transitional justice and the spaces of memory activism in Timor-Leste and Aceh Lia Kent 4. From transitional to performative justice: peace activism in the aftermath of communal violence Birgit Bräuchler 5. Exploring the link between mine action and transitional justice in Cambodia Dahlia Simangan and Rebecca Gidley

About the author

Joanne Wallis is an Associate Professor in the Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs in the College of Asia and the Pacific at the Australian National University. Her research focuses on peacebuilding and security in the Pacific Islands.

Lia Kent is a Visiting Fellow in the School of Regulation and Global Governance (RegNet) in the College of Asia and the Pacific at the Australian National University. Her research focuses on transitional justice and the politics of memory in Southeast Asia.

Summary

Reconceiving Civil Society and Transitional Justice examines the role of civil society in transitional justice, exploring the forms of civil society that are enabled or disabled by transitional justice processes and the forms of transitional justice activity that are enabled and disabled by civil society actors.

Product details

• Authors: Joanne (Australian National University Wallis
• Assisted by: Lia Kent (Editor), Kent Lia (Editor), Joanne Wallis (Editor), Wallis Joanne (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.06.2024
• EAN: 9781032839486
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3283948-6
• No. of pages: 124
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Sociology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Human Rights, Asia, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, LAW / International, International Relations, International Criminal Law, Social & political philosophy, Regional Studies, Politics and government, International human rights law