Remaking transitional justice in the United States the rhetorical authorization of the Greensboro Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Remaking Transitional Justice in the United States explores rhetorical attempts to authorize the Greensboro Truth and Reconciliation Commission—a grassroots initiative established in Greensboro, North Carolina in 2004 to investigate a traumatic and controversial event in the city’s past. The book de...
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New York :
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2013.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2013. |
| Series: | Springer Series in Transitional Justice
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009468617306719 |
Table of Contents:
- Remaking Transitional Justice in the United States; Preface; References; Acknowledgements; Contents; Abbreviations; Chapter 1: The Problem of Power: Authorizing a Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Greensboro, North Carolina; Introduction; Synopsis; A Contest of Narratives; Authorizing Transitional Justice in Greensboro; Theoretical Framework; Central Arguments; The Rhetorical Tradition of Transitional Justice; Reaccentuating the Rhetorical Tradition in Greensboro; Reconceptualizing Transitional Justice; From Greensboro to South Africa; References
- Chapter 2: The Rhetorical Tradition of Transitional Justice Introduction; Reconciliation as Ideograph; Collective Commitment to Reconciliation as a Normative Goal; The Ambiguity of Reconciliation; Reconciliation's Many Meanings: A Multiplicity of Propositions; The Constellation of Terms Surrounding Reconciliation; Using Reconciliation Rhetorically; The Ethos of the SATRC; The Genre of the TRC's Final Report; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3: "A Person is a Person Through Other Persons": Reaccentuating Ubuntu in Greensboro; Introduction; Defining Ubuntu; Reaccentuating Ubuntu
- Endorsing the Commissioners Entrusting the People of Greensboro with the Truth Commission Model; Establishing the Commission's Stature in the Community; Constructing Ubuntu as a Subject Position; Reaccentuating Ubuntu Again; References; Chapter 4: Reaccentuating Representivity in Greensboro; Introduction; The Selection Panel; The Swearing In and Seating Ceremony; The Public Hearings; The Report Release Ceremony; Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Rede fi ning "Truth Commission": De fi nitional Maneuvering in the Greensboro Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Final Report; Introduction
- Titles and the TruthRedefining "Truth Commission" in the Final Report; Collapsing Categories to Align the GTRC with State-Sanctioned Initiatives; Responding to Accusations of Bias; Reframing the Object of Inquiry Beyond a Single Event; Quantifying Change to Construct Transition; Rede fi ning Greensboro; Reactions and Responses; Rede fi ning the Rhetorical Tradition of Transitional Justice; References; Chapter 6: "Inescapable Networks of Mutuality": The Development of Transitional Justice in the United States; Introduction; The Shape of the Rhetorical Tradition in the United States
- The Mississippi Truth ProjectMaine Tribal-State Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Commission; Metropolitan Detroit Truth and Reconciliation Commission on Racial Inequality; Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission Diaspora Project; Poverty Truth Commissions; Implications for Scholars and Practitioners of Transitional Justice; Implications for Scholars Studying Transitional Justice; Implications for Practitioners of Transitional Justice; On Last Words; References
- AppendixReverend Bongani Finca's Keynote Address at the Greensboro Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Swearing In and Seating Ceremony, June 12, 2004 1
