Transitional Justice and the Politics of Inscription - Memory, Space and Narrative in Northern Ireland (Hardcover)

Taking Northern Ireland as its primary case study, this book applies the burgeoning literature in memory studies to the primary question of transitional justice: how shall societies and individuals reckon with a traumatic past? Joseph Robinson argues that without understanding how memory shapes, moulds, and frames narratives of the past in the minds of communities and individuals, theorists and practitioners may not be able to fully appreciate the complex, emotive realities of transitional political landscapes. Drawing on interviews with what the author terms "memory curators," coupled with a robust analysis of secondary literature from a range of transitional cases, the book analyses how the bodies of the dead, the injured, and the traumatised are written into - or written out of - transitional justice. The author argues that scholars cannot appreciate the dynamism of transitional memory-space unless they first engage with the often silenced or marginalised voices whose memories remain trapped behind the antagonistic politics of fear and division. Ultimately challenging the imperative of national reconciliation, the author argues for a politics of public memory that incubates at multiple nodes of social production and can facilitate a vibrant, democratic debate over the ways in which a traumatic past can or should be remembered.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Transitional Justice
Release date:	August 2017
First published:	2018
Authors:	Joseph Robinson
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	262
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-29151-5
Categories:	Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > General Books > Law > International law > International criminal law Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Criminal law Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Armed conflict Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Social law > General Promotions
LSN:	1-138-29151-X
Barcode:	9781138291515

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