PLSC30753 — (was POLS 3307) Violence, Peace, and Justice
Add to Bookmarks Three hours lecture. Three credit hours. Was POLS 3307. Explores how societies deal with the legacies of violence and human rights abuses- e.g., how they punish those responsible, rehabilitate victims, heal deep social and ideological divisions, and remember or forget the past. Students survey the transitional justice field to examine varied conceptual, empirical, and ethical questions related to dealing with histories of conflict and repression. Topics may include: how transitional justice influences democratization processes; why countries deal with troubled pasts in different ways; the role of the international community in transitional justice processes; the tension between different conceptions of and demands for justice that exist at local, national, and international levels; and the moral basis for engaging in various forms of transitional justice.