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Memory and transitional justice in Argentina and Uruguay Against impunity /

This interdisciplinary study explores the interaction between memory and transitional justice in post-dictatorship Argentina and Uruguay and develops a theoretical framework for bringing these two fields of study together through the concept of critical junctures.

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Main Authors: Lessa, Francesca
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Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
Series: Memory politics and transitional justice
Subjects:
Transitional justice > Argentina
Transitional justice > Uruguay
Collective memory > Argentina
Collective memory > Uruguay
Political science & theory > South America
Law & society > South America
Politics and Government
Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137269393
Summary: This interdisciplinary study explores the interaction between memory and transitional justice in post-dictatorship Argentina and Uruguay and develops a theoretical framework for bringing these two fields of study together through the concept of critical junctures.
'Francesca Lessa's book makes a novel contribution to transitional justice. Lessa blends nuanced analysis of political memory of the authoritarian past with an in-depth study of decisions regarding the full range of institutional mechanisms (i.e., truth commissions, trials, amnesty, reparations) used to deal with that past. Her work emphasizes the critical junctures that shape and shift memory narratives and transitional justice mechanisms. Lessa thus examines a dynamic and evolving process in Argentina and Uruguay, introducing a new methodological approach to dealing with past state violenc
Item Description: Electronic book text.
Epublication based on: 9781137269386, 2013.
Carrier Form: 336 p. : 10 b&w, ill., 2 2 charts.
ISBN: 9781137269386
9781137269393 :
1137269391 :
CLC: D90-052
Contents: Introduction 1. Theoretical Framework: Critical Junctures, Transitional Justice, and Memory Narratives 2. The Downward Spiral toward Dictatorship 3. Transitional Justice in Argentina (1983-2012): A Global Protagonist with Its Ups and Downs 4. Reconciliation versus Justice: Entwining Memory and Transitional Justice in Argentina 5. Transitional Justice in Uruguay (1985-2012): Latecomer or Unique? 6. Pacification or Impunity? The Ley de Caducidad and the Interweaving of Memory and Transitional Justice in Uruguay Conclusion.

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