Negative emotions and transitional justice /

Negative emotions and transitional justice /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Mihai, Mihaela, author.
Imprint:	New York : Columbia University Press, [2016] ©2016
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Subject:	Transitional justice. Political crimes and offenses. Political crimes and offenses. Transitional justice. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11406501

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ISBN:	9780231541183 023154118X 9780231176507 0231176503
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Vendor-supplied metadata.
Summary:	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.
Other form:	Print version: 9780231176507 0231176503

Table of Contents:

Introduction : the problem
Transitional justice : optional or imperative?
Theorizing resentment and indignation
Enabling emotional responsibility I : judicial review
Enabling emotional responsibility II : criminal trials in democratic transitions
Conclusions.