Abstract
A gendered reading of the liberal peacebuilding and transitional justice project in Bosnia-Herzegovina raises critical questions concerning the quality of the peace one hopes to achieve in transitional societies. By focusing on three-gendered justice gaps-the accountability, acknowledgement, and reparations gaps-this article examines structural constraints for women to engage in shaping and implementing transitional justice, and unmasks transitional justice as a site for the long-term construction of the gendered post-conflict order. Thus, the gendered dynamics of peacebuilding and transitional justice have produced a post-conflict order characterized by gendered peace and justice gaps. Yet, we conclude that women are doing justice within the Bosnian-Herzegovina transitional justice project, and that their presence and participation is complex, multilayered, and constrained yet critical.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Human Rights Review |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Pages (from-to) | 201-218 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| ISSN | 1524-8879 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Keywords
- Bosnia-Herzegovina
- Critical agency
- Gender
- Gender-just peace
- Transitional justice