RT Article
T1 The ministerialization of transitional justice
JF Human rights review
VO 20
IS 1
SP 103
OP 122
A1 Lamont, Christopher
A1 Quinn, Joanna R. 1973-
A1 Wiebelhaus-Brahm, Eric
A2 Quinn, Joanna R. 1973-
A2 Wiebelhaus-Brahm, Eric
LA English
YR 2019
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1665299398
AB In recent years, countries have begun to establish ministries of transitional justice (TJ) as part of political transitions from authoritarianism to democracy or from conflict to peace. This may reflect a broader historical trend in the administration of TJ, which has evolved from isolated offices within a particular ministry to ad hoc cross-ministry coordinating bodies to the establishment of dedicated ministries. The reasons for the establishment of specific ministries to pursue TJ, what we call ministerialization, have not attracted scholarly attention. This article explores the causes and likely consequences of this development. In particular, it applies international relations, comparative politics, and public policy theories to explain the phenomenon. Contrary to some TJ literature that is concerned about hegemonic transnational (largely Western) discourse, international actors have played little to no role in shaping how TJ is bureaucratically managed. Rather, based upon fieldwork in Solomon Islands and Tunisia, the article concludes that ministerialization has been the result of domestic policy entrepreneurship. For TJ ministries to become a norm, however, more transnational actors will need to be convinced of the benefits of such an institutional arrangement.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 121-122
K1 Transitional Justice (TJ)
K1 Regional Assistance Mission To Solomon Islands (RAMSI)
K1 International Center For Transitional Justice (ICTJ)
K1 International Criminal Tribunal For The Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)
K1 Nidaa Tounes
DO 10.1007/s12142-018-0528-0