Time and Temporality in Transitional and Post-Conflict Societies

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
List of figures
Acknowledgements
List of contributors
1. Introduction: Temporal perspectives on transitional and post-conflict societies
	Introduction
	The time dimensions studied in this book
	The relevance of this volume
	Structure of the book
	Note
	References
PART I: Questioning transitional justice time
	2. Time and reconciliation: Negotiating with ghosts
		Introduction
		Timing: when does it start?
		Tempo: what is the appropriate pace?
		Closure: when is it over?
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	3. Transitional justice time: Uncle San, Aunty Yan, and outreach at the Khmer Rouge Tribunal
		Introduction
		Notes
		References
	4. Peace processes and social acceleration: The case of Colombia
		Introduction
		Time and peace processes
		Multiple temporalities and social acceleration
		The conflict and peace process in Colombia
		The FARC’s apologies
		Forgiveness in Bojayá
		Process not moment (Proceso no coyuntura)
		The peace plebiscite and the acceleration of forgiveness
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
PART II: Coexisting and conflicting temporalities
	5. Anthropological reflections on violence and time in Argentina
		Introduction
		Lived experiences of time
		Irreparable ethical holes
		Chronicles of war
		The materiality of violence
		Remembering loyalty
		Conclusions: Transitional justice and temporality
		Notes
		References
	6. Negotiating temporalities of accountability in communities in conflict in Africa
		Introduction
		Temporalities of global and local accountability
		Spiralling of political violence in Mozambique over time
		Cultural notions of serious offences
		Case study of embodied accountability
		Embodied accountability and temporalities of resolution
		Conclusion
		References
	7. Still waiting: Victim policies, social change and fixed liminality
		Introduction
		Social time and temporal domination
		Experiences of waiting
		The effects of waiting
		Fixed Liminality
		Conclusions
		Notes
		References
PART III: Intergenerational transmission and memorialisation
	8. Time to hear the other side: Transitional temporalities and transgenerational narratives in post-genocide Rwanda
		Introduction
		Transitional priorities and state dominant temporality
		Vision 2020: future-oriented temporality and transitional demographics
		YCD: transitional identities and transgenerational temporalities
		From rear-view mirror to windshield: trajectory of transgenerational temporalities
		YCD’s narratives and plural temporalities in post-genocide Rwanda
		Conclusion
		References
	9. Undoing Brazil’s dictatorial past
		Introduction
		Brazil’s troubled past
		Altered pasts
		Alternate histories
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	10. Ruins, resistance and pluritemporality in Palestine-Israel
		Introduction
		Foundations: landscapes and the land
		Constructs: walking through time
		Movement: restoration and resistance
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	11. Conclusion: Defusing time bombs: Towards an understanding of time and temporality in peacebuilding
		Introduction
		Key findings
		Scholarly relevance and policy implications
		References
Index