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Dilemmas of Justice in Eastern Europe's Democratic Transitions
Noel Ann Calhoun
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Description for Dilemmas of Justice in Eastern Europe's Democratic Transitions
Paperback. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Calhoun innovatively examines how the ideology of liberal democracy influences one of the most contentious and potentially traumatic and divisive issues facing countries transitioning from authoritarian regimes to democracy: how to confront the past violations of human rights. Competing views of liberal democracy frame debates about how to confront the past and in particular how to deal with the truth of systematic human rights violations. Democratic values may not determine the precise method of dealing with the past - whether through truth commissions, lustration, or tribunals - but the very process of debate inherent in democratic theory and practice has ... Read more
Calhoun innovatively examines how the ideology of liberal democracy influences one of the most contentious and potentially traumatic and divisive issues facing countries transitioning from authoritarian regimes to democracy: how to confront the past violations of human rights. Competing views of liberal democracy frame debates about how to confront the past and in particular how to deal with the truth of systematic human rights violations. Democratic values may not determine the precise method of dealing with the past - whether through truth commissions, lustration, or tribunals - but the very process of debate inherent in democratic theory and practice has ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
237
Condition
New
Number of Pages
226
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349732197
SKU
V9781349732197
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About Noel Ann Calhoun
NOEL ANN CALHOUN currently works for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Moscow, Russia. She previously taught comparative politics at the City University of New York and Moscow State University. She holds a Ph.D. in political science from Harvard University, USA.
Reviews for Dilemmas of Justice in Eastern Europe's Democratic Transitions
'This is a very informative, well-written, and thought provoking book. Calhoun skilfully uses a wide array of primary and archival sources to construct detailed accounts of the decisions made during and after the transitions from communism in Poland East Germany and Russia concerning past human rights abuses. She also develops a persuasive explanation of these divergent choices. Dilemmas of Justice ... Read more