Izabela Steflja is associate professor of political science at Wilfrid Laurier University.

“Steflja’s excellent analysis, grounded in deep ethnographic and cross-nationally comparative work, identifies policy-related challenges for those studying reconciliation and justice in post-conflict communities.” – Mila Dragojević, The University of the South “The international criminal justice system, Steflja argues, has been downplaying local-level processes and dynamics, despite the fact that the system is facing a legitimacy crisis in the very societies it is supposedly helping to overcome past injustices. This book is an outstanding contribution to our understanding of transitional justice.” – Chip Gagnon, Ithaca College

• Acknowledgments viiIntroduction: The Local Constituents of International Criminal Justice 31 Fieldwork and Researcher Positionality in Post-Conflict Settings 272 “To break up with nationalism is a very difficult thing”: BiH, Serbia, and the ICTY 503 Narratives About the ICTY in BiH and Serbia: Predetermination, Injustice, and Display of Power 844 “The war was like a volcano – when it splashes it goes everywhere”: Rwanda and the ICTR 1145 Narratives About the ICTR in Rwanda: Detachment, Otherness, and Costly Charades 1556 The Political Meanings of International Criminal Justice: Kenya, Uganda, Croatia 192Conclusion: The Local Legacies of International Criminal Justice 211Notes 221Index 283

Izabela Steflja is associate professor of political science at Wilfrid Laurier University.

“Steflja’s excellent analysis, grounded in deep ethnographic and cross-nationally comparative work, identifies policy-related challenges for those studying reconciliation and justice in post-conflict communities.” – Mila Dragojević, The University of the South “The international criminal justice system, Steflja argues, has been downplaying local-level processes and dynamics, despite the fact that the system is facing a legitimacy crisis in the very societies it is supposedly helping to overcome past injustices. This book is an outstanding contribution to our understanding of transitional justice.” – Chip Gagnon, Ithaca College

• Acknowledgments viiIntroduction: The Local Constituents of International Criminal Justice 31 Fieldwork and Researcher Positionality in Post-Conflict Settings 272 “To break up with nationalism is a very difficult thing”: BiH, Serbia, and the ICTY 503 Narratives About the ICTY in BiH and Serbia: Predetermination, Injustice, and Display of Power 844 “The war was like a volcano – when it splashes it goes everywhere”: Rwanda and the ICTR 1145 Narratives About the ICTR in Rwanda: Detachment, Otherness, and Costly Charades 1556 The Political Meanings of International Criminal Justice: Kenya, Uganda, Croatia 192Conclusion: The Local Legacies of International Criminal Justice 211Notes 221Index 283

Izabela Steflja is associate professor of political science at Wilfrid Laurier University.

“Steflja’s excellent analysis, grounded in deep ethnographic and cross-nationally comparative work, identifies policy-related challenges for those studying reconciliation and justice in post-conflict communities.” – Mila Dragojević, The University of the South “The international criminal justice system, Steflja argues, has been downplaying local-level processes and dynamics, despite the fact that the system is facing a legitimacy crisis in the very societies it is supposedly helping to overcome past injustices. This book is an outstanding contribution to our understanding of transitional justice.” – Chip Gagnon, Ithaca College

• Acknowledgments viiIntroduction: The Local Constituents of International Criminal Justice 31 Fieldwork and Researcher Positionality in Post-Conflict Settings 272 “To break up with nationalism is a very difficult thing”: BiH, Serbia, and the ICTY 503 Narratives About the ICTY in BiH and Serbia: Predetermination, Injustice, and Display of Power 844 “The war was like a volcano – when it splashes it goes everywhere”: Rwanda and the ICTR 1145 Narratives About the ICTR in Rwanda: Detachment, Otherness, and Costly Charades 1556 The Political Meanings of International Criminal Justice: Kenya, Uganda, Croatia 192Conclusion: The Local Legacies of International Criminal Justice 211Notes 221Index 283