Bridge to Human Development or Vehicle of Inequality? Transitional Justice and Economic Structures

Dancy, Geoff; Wiebelhaus‐Brahm, Eric

doi:10.1093/ijtj/iju024

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“…Field research reveals the emergence of localized human rights discourses that are highly attuned to economic injustice (Faulk, 2013). Not only are actors using human rights law to seek damages for corruption and economic crimes (Kim and Sharman, 2014), but they are also using the language of human rights to resist the untrammeled advance of neoliberal policies through practical and symbolic politics (Dancy and Weibelhaus-Brahm, 2015; Faulk, 2013). These lessons would remain hidden were one only examining the statistical studies, as many human rights pessimists tend to do.…”

Section: Methodological Pragmatism and Human Rights Inquirymentioning

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Human rights pragmatism: Belief, inquiry, and action

Dancy

2016

European Journal of International Relations

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Human rights scholars and activists have often been criticized for being “principled” rather than “pragmatic” actors in international politics. Rarely, though, is such criticism accompanied by a discussion of what pragmatism means, or what pragmatic action looks like. This article conceptually traces and defines three aspects of pragmatism — philosophical, methodological, and political — that might be applied to the global human rights discourse. The article then outlines how these aspects can help resolve debates over human rights beliefs, scientific inquiry, and political action. I argue, first, that critics of human rights do not adequately develop the concept of human rights pragmatism, and then I make the case using examples that human rights discourse already lends itself toward a pragmatic train of thought. The implication of this analysis is that the “pragmatist” critique of human rights actors is, at minimum, unfounded and, at maximum, a mask for more pessimistic anti-rights positions.

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Section: Methodological Pragmatism and Human Rights Inquirymentioning

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Human rights pragmatism: Belief, inquiry, and action

Dancy

2016

European Journal of International Relations

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“…The quantitative-based literature has focused on at least three ways through which transitional justice could foster development. First, it could promote civil engagement, leading to human development (see Dancy & Wiebelhaus-Brahm, 2015). Second, it could promote investment, leading to a higher GDP (see Olsen et al, 2011).…”

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Quantitative Methods, Transitional Justice, and Development: What are the Findings?

Rozo-Ángel

2023

Journal of Peacebuilding & Development

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“…In effect, most of the literature on transitional justice -not unlike the peacebuilding literature 13 -focuses on normative or symbolic aspects while marginalizing material implications. In the context of transitional justice mechanisms being associated with higher-than-average increases in inequality, 14 some calls have been made in the transitional justice literature to stop the neglect of economic and social justice issues. 15 Despite polls of survivor populations making apparent the reality that socioeconomic concerns take priority over punishment, historical accounting or reconciliation, 16 the socio-economic dimension of transitional justice has remained in the shadow of the political dimension of transitional justice, with an emphasis on civil or political rights.…”

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Appraising the Socio-Economic Turn in Reparations: Transitional Justice for Cholera Victims in Haiti

Lemay‐Hébert¹,

Freedman²

2021

International Journal of Transitional Justice

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Abstract∞ After belatedly apologizing for the cholera epidemic in Haiti, the ‘New Approach to Cholera in Haiti’ by the UN and the promise of material assistance to victims through a ‘victim-centred approach’ highlight how the victims turn and the socio-economic turn are increasingly pivotal in the field of transitional justice. In light of these growing calls, we suggest a matrix to clarify the debate made of two separate dimensions: the focus of reparations – collective versus individual – and the means of reparations – symbolic versus material. Based on fieldwork conducted in March 2017 in the communities most affected by the cholera outbreak, this article demonstrates how the tensions between reparations offered by the UN (with a preference for collective symbolic reparations) and the reparations demanded by the victims (individual material reparations) can help understand the current stalemate in Haiti, and hopefully inform the next steps in the process of remedy for the victims.

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Bridge to Human Development or Vehicle of Inequality? Transitional Justice and Economic Structures

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Human rights pragmatism: Belief, inquiry, and action

Human rights pragmatism: Belief, inquiry, and action

Quantitative Methods, Transitional Justice, and Development: What are the Findings?

Appraising the Socio-Economic Turn in Reparations: Transitional Justice for Cholera Victims in Haiti

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