Remaking Transitional Justice in the United States [electronic resource] : The Rhetorical Authorization of the Greensboro Truth and Reconciliation Commission /
Beitler III, James  Edward.author.
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 demonstrates that the field of transitional justice has given rise to a transnational rhetorical tradition that provides practitioners with resources to act in their own particular contexts. It then shows, through detailed analyses, how the Greensboro commissioners and their advocates made use of this rhetorical tradition in their attempts to establish the Commission’s authority in the community. Calling attention to the rhetorical moves shared among those working in the field of transitional justice, this study offers insights into the development of transitional justice in the United States and other liberal democracies. This book is relevant to scholars and practitioners of transitional justice as it describes mechanisms of transitional justice that are frequently overlooked: rhetorical mechanisms. It also speaks to any readers interested in the communicative strategies of truth commissions.
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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
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 demonstrates that the field of transitional justice has given rise to a transnational rhetorical tradition that provides practitioners with resources to act in their own particular contexts. It then shows, through detailed analyses, how the Greensboro commissioners and their advocates made use of this rhetorical tradition in their attempts to establish the Commission’s authority in the community. Calling attention to the rhetorical moves shared among those working in the field of transitional justice, this study offers insights into the development of transitional justice in the United States and other liberal democracies. This book is relevant to scholars and practitioners of transitional justice as it describes mechanisms of transitional justice that are frequently overlooked: rhetorical mechanisms. It also speaks to any readers interested in the communicative strategies of truth commissions.
Greensboro Truth & Reconciliation Commission.
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