Human Rights, Transitional Justice, and the Reconstruction of Political Order in Latin America
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In Argentina and elsewhere in Latin America, decades after the fall of authoritarian regimes in the 1970s, transitional justice has proven to be anything but transitional—it has become a cornerstone of state policy and a powerful tool of state formation. Contextualizing cultural and political shifts in Argentina after the 1976 military coup with comparisons to other countries in the Southern Cone, Michelle Frances Carmody argues that incorporating human rights practices into official policy became a way for state actors to both build the authority of the state and manage social conflict, a key aim of post-Cold War democracies. By examining the relationship between transitional justice and the Latin American political order, this book illuminates overlooked dimensions of state formation in the age of human rights.
In Argentina and elsewhere in Latin America, decades after the fall of authoritarian regimes in the 1970s, transitional justice has proven to be anything but transitional—it has become a cornerstone of state policy and a powerful tool of state formation. Contextualizing cultural and political shifts in Argentina after the 1976 military coup with comparisons to other countries in the Southern Cone, Michelle Frances Carmody argues that incorporating human rights practices into official policy became a way for state actors to both build the authority of the state and manage social conflict, a key aim of post-Cold War democracies. By examining the relationship between transitional justice and the Latin American political order, this book illuminates overlooked dimensions of state formation in the age of human rights.
Examines transitional justice as a tool of the state for transforming political culture and securing state authority Draws from the disciplines of history, sociology and cultural studies in order to analyze post-Cold War state formation in Latin America Moves beyond the focus on the origins of human rights to examines how human rights have been instrumentalized since the Cold War through the present Appeals to scholars and students of Latin American politics and history, human rights and the state
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“The literature on democracy, human rights and state formation rarely intersect. Most of the time, one is seen as hindering the other. In this novel and well-researched book, Michelle Carmody argues for the role transitional justice has played in both consolidating state authority and democratic legitimacy, and reforming national identity. This is of interest to students of the Southern Cone, and democratic transitions in general.” (Miguel Angel Centeno, Musgrave Professor of Sociology, Princeton University, USA)
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