In the Shadow of Transitional Justice

This book bridges two different research fields and the current debates within them: calls to make the doctrine and practice of justice more transformative, and studies that look closely at meaningful silences to make sense of what nations leave out when they remember their pasts.

Introduction 1 Spotlights and shadows: Revisiting the scope of transitional justice Guy Elcheroth and Neloufer De Mel Part I: Commemoration as Celebration 2 Celebrating the end of apartheid Tim Murithi 3 Commemorating genocide in Rwanda Erin Jessee 4 Victory celebration and the unmaking of diversity in post-war Sri Lanka Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Part II: Forgotten Issues 5 Social justice and the persistence of racialized segregation Kevin Durrheim and Amy Jo Murray 6 Intergenerational justice Esther Surenthiraraj 7 Non-citizens' rights: Xenophobia, nationalism and struggle post transition Philippa Kerr and John Dixon Part III: Forgotten Actors 8 Diaspora communities in transitional justice: A hidden presence Stephan Parmentier, Mina Rauschenbach and Laura Hein 9 Rural women and their access to the law: Gendering the promise of postwar justice Neloufer De Mel and Danushka Medawatte 10 Former combatants: Assessing their reintegration ten years after the end of war Ramila Usoof-Thowfeek and Viyanga Gunasekera Part IV: Forgotten Resources 11 Constructive resistance and the importance of not knowing in transitional justice Briony Jones 12 Inclusive narratives of suffering Johanna Ray Vollhardt, Michelle Sinayobye Twali and Sumedha Jayakody 13 How crowds transfom identities Yasemin Gülsüm Acar and Stephen Reicher 14 Collective resilience Sandra Penic, John Drury and Zacharia Bady Conclusion 15 On the futures of reckoning with the past Neloufer De Mel and Guy Elcheroth