| ID | 171766 |
| Title Proper | Local Turn in Transitional Justice: Curb the Enthusiasm |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Kochanski, Adam |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Recent years have witnessed a “local turn” in the study and practice of peacebuilding, international development, and transitional justice (TJ) that has emphasized the importance of local-level knowledge and initiatives. The proliferation of customary, locally rooted TJ processes in states that have experienced violence is a part of this trend. While most studies have taken a sanguine view of the cultural and practical advantages of local TJ, this article contends that existing scholarship neglects the influence of asymmetric power relations and political motivations that have the potential to distort these processes. This article invites a more nuanced discussion of local TJ, rooted in systematic and comparative scholarship of how these processes actually operate on the ground, in order to improve understandings of their promise and perils. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Studies Review Vol. 22, No.1; Mar 2020: p.26–50 |
| Journal Source | International Studies Review Vol: 22 No 1 |
| Key Words | Peacebuilding ; Transitional Justice ; Local Agency |