Does political violence leave a lasting legacy on identities, attitudes, and behaviors? We
argue that violence shapes the identities of victims and that families transmit these effects …

This study explores how authoritarian distributive policies may not only generate political
support for the autocrat but may also help sustain powerful and lasting authoritarian …

Much has been said about the institutional determinants of transitional justice (TJ), yet
scholars still know little about the determinants of citizens' attitudes toward restorative …

Diverse in many respects, one unifying element of research on transitional justice (TJ)
concerns the fact that predicted outcomes of these processes are normatively appealing; …

No systematic study has examined the effect of post-conflict justice on the duration of peace
on a global basis. This paper attempts to fill that void by building on a newly constructed …

In an era of democratic backsliding, scholars and policymakers wonder if failure to reckon
with former authoritarian elites and their collaborators plays a role. Yet without adequate …

The international community has developed multiple approaches to address large-scale
human rights (HR) violations (eg, genocide). In the current contribution, we first provide a …

Sabemos poco en cuanto a los factores que explican la confianza en tribunales de justicia
tradicional. Este artículo se apoya en evidencia experimental para investigar si algunas …

How harshly should perpetrators of past abuses be punished, to reinforce the legitimacy of a
new democracy? Drawing on sociopsychological theories, we hypothesize that …

The last two decades have witnessed a remarkable proliferation of “transitional justice”(TJ)
processes in post-conflict and post-authoritarian societies. TJ mechanisms include trials and …