Transformative Justice

Matthew Evans is a Teaching Fellow in Law, Politics and Sociology at the School of Law, Politics and Sociology, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK, and Visiting Researcher in Political Studies at the School of Social Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.

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• Table of contentsLists of tables and figuresPrefaceAcknowledgementsList of abbreviations IntroductionIntroductionBackground and contextTransitional justice and transformative justice in South AfricaLand and housingAdvocacy networksAction taken by networksStructure, composition, capacity and resourcesPositioning of NGOs, trade unions and social movements in South AfricaAims and objectives of the bookThemesFocusPolitical responsibilityResearch designCase study researchLimits of case study researchThe case study in this bookCase selection and purposeResearch strategyResearch tools and methodsUse of sociogramsScope and contribution of the studyStructure of the book Structural violence, socioeconomic rights and transformative justiceIntroductionStructural violence and shortcomings of transitional justiceStructural violenceCritique of transitional justiceDefining transformative justiceApplying concepts to the case study of South AfricaRelevant actors and relationships for a transformative approachConclusion Network relationships, existing ties and opportunitiesIntroductionThe case study networkInterpreting data on network relationshipsMapping the network diagrammaticallyInterrogating assumptions from the literatureBoomerangs and spiralsFraming, expertise and venue shoppingKey findings from mapping the networkWhat kinds of ties already exist?The Housing AssemblyThe Poor People’s AllianceTies between both clustersWhat threats to and opportunities for more effective collaboration exist?Specific characteristics of trade unionsCapacity and resources of social movements and community based organisationsPersonalities, politics and organisational governanceShared rhetorical commitmentsConclusion Threats, limitations and political responsibilities in the networkIntroductionThe Housing Assembly and the Poor People’s AllianceDividing political arenasAgenda setting and strategy buildingRaising and allocating financial resourcesInformationFormalisation of relationshipsTransformative justice and political responsibilities of the networkDividing political arenasAgenda setting and strategy buildingRaising and allocating financial resourcesInformationFormalisation of relationshipsConclusion Transformative justice processes, policies and practiceIntroductionThe scope for transformative justice policies, practices and processes in South AfricaLessons for understanding the potential for transformative justice policies and practicesMapping participation in the case study networkRelationships within the case study networkEvaluating political responsibility of the case study networkConclusionProcesses of transformative justiceOutcomes and resourcesPolitical responsibility and transformative justice ConclusionIntroductionThe importance of power and of political responsibilities Lessons for research and practice Key contributions of the bookWhat this book does not doConcluding remarksINDEX