A moral theory of political reconciliation
By: Colleen Murphy
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Cambridge, UK; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 214
ISBN-13: 9780521193924
Subjects: Reconciliation; Moral and ethical aspects; Political aspects; Truth commissions; War crimes trials; Rule of law
Description: "Following extended periods of conflict or repression, political reconciliation is indispensable to the establishment or restoration of democratic relationships and critical to the pursuit of peacemaking globally. In this important new book, Colleen Murphy offers an innovative analysis of the moral problems plaguing political relationships under the strain of civil conflict and repression. Focusing on the unique moral damage that attends the deterioration of political relationships, Murphy identifies the precise kinds of repair and transformation that processes of political reconciliation ought to promote. Building on this analysis, she proposes a normative model of political relationships. A Moral Theory of Political Reconciliation delivers an original account of the failure and restoration of political relationships, which will be of interest to philosophers, social scientists, legal scholars, policy analysts, and all those who are interested in transitional justice, global politics, and democracy"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgements; title: Introduction; title: Part I. Conceptual Frameworks: 1. The rule of law ; 2. Political trust ; 3. Capabilities; title: Part II. Promoting Political Reconciliation: 4. Evaluating processes of political reconciliation ; 5. Truth commissions ; 6. International criminal trials; title: Conclusion