Negative Emotions and Transitional Justice /
Mihai, Mihaela
Negative Emotions and Transitional Justice / Mihaela Mihai. - 1 online resource (240 p.)
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Problem -- 1. Transitional Justice: Optional or Imperative? -- 2. Theorizing Resentment and Indignation -- 3. Enabling Emotional Responsibility I: Judicial Review of Transitional Justice Legislation -- 4. Enabling Emotional Responsibility II: Criminal Trials in Democratic Transitions -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Vehement resentment and indignation are pervasive in societies emerging from dictatorship or civil conflict. How can institutions channel these emotions without undermining the prospects for democracy? Emphasizing the need to recognize and constructively engage negative public emotions, Mihaela Mihai contributes theoretically and practically to the growing field of transitional justice. Drawing on an extensive philosophical literature and case studies of democratic transitions in South Africa, South America, and Eastern Europe, her book rescues negative emotions from their bad reputation and highlights the obstacles and the opportunities such emotions create for democracy. By valorizing negative emotions, either through the judicial review of transitional justice bills or the criminal trials of victimizers, institutions realize the value of respect and concern for all while contributing to a culture that is hospitable to democracy.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780231176507 9780231541183
10.7312/miha17650 doi
2015018087
Political crimes and offenses--Law and legislation.
Transitional justice.
PHILOSOPHY / Political.
K5250 / .M54 2016 K5250.M54 2016
340.115
Negative Emotions and Transitional Justice / Mihaela Mihai. - 1 online resource (240 p.)
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Problem -- 1. Transitional Justice: Optional or Imperative? -- 2. Theorizing Resentment and Indignation -- 3. Enabling Emotional Responsibility I: Judicial Review of Transitional Justice Legislation -- 4. Enabling Emotional Responsibility II: Criminal Trials in Democratic Transitions -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Vehement resentment and indignation are pervasive in societies emerging from dictatorship or civil conflict. How can institutions channel these emotions without undermining the prospects for democracy? Emphasizing the need to recognize and constructively engage negative public emotions, Mihaela Mihai contributes theoretically and practically to the growing field of transitional justice. Drawing on an extensive philosophical literature and case studies of democratic transitions in South Africa, South America, and Eastern Europe, her book rescues negative emotions from their bad reputation and highlights the obstacles and the opportunities such emotions create for democracy. By valorizing negative emotions, either through the judicial review of transitional justice bills or the criminal trials of victimizers, institutions realize the value of respect and concern for all while contributing to a culture that is hospitable to democracy.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780231176507 9780231541183
10.7312/miha17650 doi
2015018087
Political crimes and offenses--Law and legislation.
Transitional justice.
PHILOSOPHY / Political.
K5250 / .M54 2016 K5250.M54 2016
340.115