A Moral Theory of Political Reconciliation

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-521-19392-4
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 222 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 482 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Murphy, Colleen

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtspolitik
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Transformationsprozesse (Politikwiss.)
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Friedens- und Konfliktforschung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Konflikt- und Friedensforschung, Rüstungskontrolle, Abrüstung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
Part I. Conceptual Frameworks: 2. The rule of law
3. Political trust
4. Capabilities
Part II. Promoting Political Reconciliation: 5. Evaluating processes of political reconciliation
6. Truth commissions
7. International criminal trials
8. Conclusion
Bibliography.

Über Autor(innen)

Murphy, Colleen
Colleen Murphy is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Texas A&M University. She has published widely on topics pertaining to political philosophy, philosophy of law, and risk analysis. Her current research focuses on the moral dimensions of those disruptions to political communities that arise from civil conflict, repression, war, and natural disasters.