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The Politics of Victimhood in Post-conflict SocietiesThe Politics of Victimhood at the Grassroots Level: Inclusion and Exclusion Among Peruvian Victim Organisations

The Politics of Victimhood in Post-conflict Societies: The Politics of Victimhood at the... [Literature on transitional justice and victimology show an interest in how courts and laws define victimhood and how such definitions shape victim participation, with hierarchies of suffering as the result. In this chapter, I move beyond the legalistic perspective on the politics of victimhood. I question how organised victims construct victimhood for political and social purposes. I demonstrate that organised victims in Peru constructed a sense of similarity and difference by means of a categorical repertoire based on single victim categories, and by means of an organisational repertoire based on generational issues. I conclude that the inclusion of relationships between social organisations as integrated elements into transitional justice research is important for enhancing the understanding of the successes of civil society and transitional justice mechanisms.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

The Politics of Victimhood in Post-conflict SocietiesThe Politics of Victimhood at the Grassroots Level: Inclusion and Exclusion Among Peruvian Victim Organisations

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Editors: Druliolle, Vincent; Brett, Roddy
de Waardt, Mijke
The Politics of Victimhood in Post-conflict Societies — Feb 21, 2018
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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
ISBN
978-3-319-70201-8
Pages
133 –158
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-70202-5_6
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Abstract

[Literature on transitional justice and victimology show an interest in how courts and laws define victimhood and how such definitions shape victim participation, with hierarchies of suffering as the result. In this chapter, I move beyond the legalistic perspective on the politics of victimhood. I question how organised victims construct victimhood for political and social purposes. I demonstrate that organised victims in Peru constructed a sense of similarity and difference by means of a categorical repertoire based on single victim categories, and by means of an organisational repertoire based on generational issues. I conclude that the inclusion of relationships between social organisations as integrated elements into transitional justice research is important for enhancing the understanding of the successes of civil society and transitional justice mechanisms.]

Published: Feb 21, 2018

Keywords: Peru; Politics of victimhood; Transitional justice; Victim organisations; Collective action

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