This volume sheds new light upon the role of victims in the aftermath of violence. Victims are
central actors in transitional justice, the politics of memory and conflict resolution, yet the …

The current volume analyses victims as political actors, a perspective that has been
neglected by the literature. It does so by offering a first systematic analysis of what we see as …

What (and who) is a victim? In contemporary violent conflicts, the construction of grievance-
based identity is a fundamentally contested process as the lines between victim and …

Justice for Victims brings together the world's leading scholars in the fields of study
surrounding victimization in a pioneering international collection. This book focuses on the …

This chapter illustrates the challenging and sensitive post-conflict debates which definines
who is a victim and who is a perpetrator of political violence. Rather than adhering to binary …

This article explores the construction of victimhood in transitional societies. Drawn from
fieldwork in a dozen jurisdictions as well as elements of criminological, feminist …

The word and concept of victim bear a heavy weight. To represent oneself or to be
represented as a victim is often a first and vital step toward having one's suffering and one's …

Drawing from the literature on victimology, memory studies, and transitional justice, this
article critically examines how representations of victimhood in post-conflict memory activism …

Post-conflict countries face numerous problems, the most important of which is perhaps the
need to weave together the shattered fabric of a society that is rife with victims of violence …

Victims of past abuses are often the subject of transitional celebration, with previously
marginalised and disrespected identities afforded recognition and support. Yet, the …