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Political Reconciliation (Routledge Innovations in Political Theory) - Softcover

Book 9 of 90: Routledge Innovations in Political Theory

Schaap, Andrew

 
9780415499583: Political Reconciliation (Routledge Innovations in Political Theory)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0415499585 ISBN 13: 9780415499583
Publisher: Routledge, 2009

Synopsis

Since the end of the Cold War, the concept of reconciliation has emerged as a central term of political discourse within societies divided by a history of political violence. Reconciliation has been promoted as a way of reckoning with the legacy of past wrongs while opening the way for community in the future. This book examines the issues of transitional justice in the context of contemporary debates in political theory concerning the nature of 'the political'. Bringing together research on transitional justice and political theory, the author argues that if we are to talk of reconciliation in politics we need to think about it in a fundamentally different way than is commonly presupposed; as agonistic rather than restorative.

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About the Author

Dr Andrew Schaap is a Lecturer in the Department of Politics at the University of Exeter, UK.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2009
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0415499585
ISBN 13 
9780415499583
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
192