Deliberation, Justice Interactions and Pathways to Peace after Conflict

Abstract

How can interactions about post-conflict justice issues create a pathway towards peace? The panel provides comparative insights into deliberations between members of different ethnic groups that were involved in conflict and between members belonging to the same ethnic group about deeply contested issue of justice for war crimes. Rigorous empirical analysis of discourse drawing on the breath of original data, comprised of semi-structured interviews, focus group data, social media data, parliamentary questions, and transcripts of war crimes trials, the panellists produce comparative insights into the effects of interactions in face-to-face and virtual communication. The panellists identify a range of mechanisms that facilitate and obstruct transitional justice in informal and institutional domains. The papers further our understanding of effects of transitional justice and its contribution to peace from multiple disciplinary perspectives by bringing political science into dialogue with international relations and media studies. The panel presents research supported by the European Research Council (ERC), titled Justice Interactions and Peacebuilding: From Static to Dynamic Discourses across National, Ethnic, Gender and Age Groups” (JUSTINT).

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