The Politics of Victimhood in Post-conflict Societies

1. Introduction: Understanding the Construction of Victimhood and the Evolving Role of Victims in Transitional Justice and Peacebuilding
Vincent Druliolle, Roddy Brett

Part I. Defining Victims and Victimhood

2. Victims and Victimhood in Reparation Programs: Lessons from Latin America
Jemima García-Godos

3. Franco’s Victims in Spain: The Long Road Towards Justice and Recognition
Rosa Ana Alija-Fernández, Olga Martin-Ortega

4. The Struggle for Recognition of the Stolen Children and the Politics of Victimhood in Spain
Vincent Druliolle

5. What Defines the Victims of Human Rights Violations? The Case of the Comité Pro Paz and Vicaría de la Solidaridad in Chile (1973–1992)
Oriana Bernasconi, Marcela Ruiz, Elizabeth Lira

6. The Politics of Victimhood at the Grassroots Level: Inclusion and Exclusion Among Peruvian Victim Organisations
Mijke Waardt

Part II. Victims in the Political Arena

7. Explaining Compensation in Post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina: The Case of Victims of Torture and Sexual Violence
Jessie Hronešová

8. Uncooked Rice: Justice and Victimhood at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia and Beyond
Johanna Herman

9. The Uses of Suffering: Victims as Moral Beacons or Icons of Grievance
Marie Breen-Smyth

10. Reconciliation in the Making: Overcoming Competitive Victimhood Through Inter-group Dialogue in Palestine/Israel
Olga Burkhardt-Vetter

Part III. Victims, Democratisation and Peace Processes

11. The Role of the Victims’ Delegations in the Santos-FARC Peace Talks
Roddy Brett

12. Victims and Survivors from Cyangugu, Rwanda: The Politics of Testimony After Genocide
Rachel Ibreck

Avainsanat: Political Science and International Relations, Comparative Politics, Conflict Studies, Cultural Policy and Politics, Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights