Overview
- Explores victimhood and the the politics of victimhood beyond a legal perspective
- Provides a comparative study that covers a broad range of post-conflict societies
- Challenges the view that victims are passive or apolitical
Part of the book series: St Antony's Series (STANTS)
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Defining Victims and Victimhood
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Victims in the Political Arena
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Victims, Democratisation and Peace Processes
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Back Matter
Keywords
- politics of victimhood
- victims in post-conflict socities
- comparative politics
- human rights in post-conflict societies
- conflict studies
- transitional justice
- politics of memory
- conflict resolution
- mobilisation of victims
- political influence of victims
- collective identities of victims
- victims and reparations
- victims of war
- justice for victims of war
- human rights violations
About this book
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 introducing and explaining the reasons for this limited interest, the book’s chapters focus on a range of settings and draw on different disciplines to offer insights into the interrelated themes of victimhood – victims, their individual and collective identities, and their role in and impact upon post-conflict societies – and the politics of victimhood – meaning how victimhood is defined, negotiated and contested, both socially and politically. Because it outlines a stimulating research agenda and challenges the view that victims are passive or apolitical, this interdisciplinary volume is a significant contribution to the literature and will be of interest to scholars from disciplines such as law, anthropology, political science, human rights, international studies, and to practitioners.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Vincent Druliolle is Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Sciences at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain. His work about the politics of memory and transitional justice in Argentina and Spain has been published in journals such as the Journal of Human Rights and the International Journal of Transitional Justice.
Roddy Brett is Senior Lecturer with the School of International Relations at the University of St Andrews, UK, where he directs the M.Litt in Peace and Conflict Studies. His research addresses political violence, peacebuilding and human rights. His latest book is entitled The Origins and Dynamics of Genocide: Political Violence in Guatemala (Palgrave Macmillan, 2016).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Politics of Victimhood in Post-conflict Societies
Book Subtitle: Comparative and Analytical Perspectives
Editors: Vincent Druliolle, Roddy Brett
Series Title: St Antony's Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70202-5
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-70201-8Published: 01 March 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-09937-4Published: 02 February 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-70202-5Published: 20 February 2018
Series ISSN: 2633-5964
Series E-ISSN: 2633-5972
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 329
Number of Illustrations: 9 b/w illustrations
Topics: Comparative Politics, Conflict Studies, Cultural Policy and Politics, Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights