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Transitional justice, international assistance, and civil society : missed connections / edited by Paige Arthur, New York University, Christalla Yakinthou, University of Birmingham

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Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2018.
Copyright Date
©2018
Physical Description
1 online resource (xvi, 278 pages)
Additional Creators
Arthur, Paige and Yakinthou, Christalla, 1980-
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Contents
Cover; Half-title page; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; List of Tables; List of Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Changing Contexts of International Assistance to Transitional Justice; Part I Understanding the Cases; 1 From Reconciliation to Rule of Law: The Shifting Landscape of International Transitional Justice Assistance in Guatemala; 2 Fighting Windmills, Ignoring Dragons: International Assistance to Civil Society in Post-Conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina. and 3 Sending the Wrong Signal: International Assistance and the Decline of Civil Society Action on Transitional Justice in Morocco4 Off the Agenda as Uganda Moves toward Development: Uganda's Transitional Justice Process; 5 Hybrid Court, Hybrid Peacebuilding in Cambodia; Part II Conceptualizing the Connections; 6 Reframing Friction: A Four-Lens Framework for Explaining Shifts, Fractures, and Gaps in Transitional Justice; 7 Why Do Donors Choose to Fund Transitional Justice?; Conclusion: Refocusing on Civil Society: How to Make -- not Miss -- Connections; Annex: Interview Guides; Index.
Summary
In recent years, transitional justice has become increasingly international in its scope. Due to ongoing animosities, lack of political will, and the absence of credible governing or judicial institutions, international organizations, donors, and NGOs advocate for transitional justice initiatives like truth commissions or special tribunals - alongside national actors, like civil society and victims groups. This book examines how international assistance affects transitional justice, and where power truly lies in making decisions about justice for victims of massive human rights abuse. The book finds that government donors typically lack strategies for transitional justice, they struggle with information deficits, and they are constrained by short-term approaches that do not give enough attention to what is often a weak and divided civil society sector. All the authors have both practical and scholarly perspectives on transitional justice. Country case studies are provided, including descriptions of the challenges in developing data on transitional justice financing.
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9781316731253 (electronic bk.)
1316731251 (electronic bk.)
9781316711347
131671134X
1316617726
9781316617724
9781107166783
1107166780
9781316617724 (paperback)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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