Remaking Transitional Justice in the United States : The Rhetorical Authorization of the Greensboro Truth and Reconciliation Commission

James Edward Beitler III

ISBN 10: 1489986774 / ISBN 13: 9781489986771

Edité par Springer, Springer, 2014

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Remaking Transitional Justice in the United States: The Rhetoric of the Greensboro Truth and Reconciliation Commission explores rhetorical attempts to authorize the Greensboro Truth and Reconciliation Commission-a grassroots, U.S.-based truth commission created in 2004 toredress past injustices in the city. Through detailed rhetorical analyses, the book demonstratesthat the development of the field of transitional justice has given rise to a transnational rhetorical tradition that provides those working in the field with series of 'enabling constraints.' The book then shows how Greensboro stakeholders attempted to reaccentuate this rhetorical tradition in their rhetorical performances to construct authority and bring about justice, even as the tradition shaped their discourse in ways that limited the scope of their responses. Calling attention to the rhetorical interdependence among practitioners of transitional justice, this study offers insights into the development of transitional justice in the United States and in grassroots contexts in other liberal democracies. The volume is a relevant guide to scholars and practitioners of transitional justice as it brings into relief mechanisms of transitional justice that are frequently overlooked-namely, rhetorical mechanisms. It also speaks to any readers who may be interested in the communicative strategies/tactics that may be employed by grassroots transitional justice initiatives.

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• Titre: Remaking Transitional Justice in the United States : The Rhetorical Authorization of the Greensboro Truth and Reconciliation Commission
• Éditeur: Springer, Springer
• Date de parution: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1489986774
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781489986771
• Reliure: Taschenbuch
• État de l'article: Neu
• Dimensions: 235 L x 155 H x 10 P (en millimètres) 235 millimètres de largeur par 155 millimètres de hauteur par 10 millimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 277 grammes

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​Remaking Transitional Justice in the United States: The Rhetoric of the Greensboro Truth and Reconciliation Commission explores rhetorical attempts to authorize the Greensboro Truth and Reconciliation Commission--a grassroots, U.S.-based truth commission created in 2004 toredress past injustices in the city. Through detailed rhetorical analyses, the book demonstratesthat the development of the field of transitional justice has given rise to a transnational rhetorical tradition that provides those working in the field with series of "enabling constraints." The book then shows how Greensboro stakeholders attempted to reaccentuate this rhetorical tradition in their rhetorical performances to construct authority and bring about justice, even as the tradition shaped their discourse in ways that limited the scope of their responses. Calling attention to the rhetorical interdependence among practitioners of transitional justice, this study offers insights into the development of transitional justice in the United States and in grassroots contexts in other liberal democracies. The volume is a relevant guide to scholars and practitioners of transitional justice as it brings into relief mechanisms of transitional justice that are frequently overlooked--namely, rhetorical mechanisms. It also speaks to any readers who may be interested in the communicative strategies/tactics that may be employed by grassroots transitional justice initiatives.

À propos de l?auteur

James E. Beitler is an Assistant Professor of Writing Studies, Rhetoric, and Composition at Roger Williams University in Bristol, Rhode Island. His dissertation--which was completed at the University of Michigan in 2009--explores the rhetorical activity of the Greensboro Truth and Reconciliation Commission.