RT Article
T1 Human rights activism and transitional justice advocacy in Northern Ireland
JF International journal of transitional justice
VO 17
IS 3
SP 453
OP 469
A1 Bryson, Anna 1976-
A2 McEvoy, Kieran 1967-
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1883915457
AB This article offers a critical assessment of efforts to address the legacy of the Northern Ireland conflict. We begin with an overview of government-led initiatives since 1998 and then reflect on three underpinning themes: justice, accountability and the tilt towards impunity; the shift from ‘truth’ to ‘information’ recovery; and the instrumentalization of history. We then offer a reflexive assessment of our endeavours to contribute to a ‘from below’ variant of legal, political and historical advocacy. Reflecting on our efforts to contest and critique successive government proposals, we draw out three overlapping ‘ideal types’ of transitional justice advocacy: technical engagement, coalition building and exposition. We conclude by highlighting the very specific challenges of engaging in transitional justice scholarship and advocacy in a ‘post-truth’ era.
K1 Accountability
K1 Impunity
K1 truth recovery
K1 Oral History
DO 10.1093/ijtj/ijad022