1. Introduction 2. Restorative justice as a contested response to conflict and the challenge of the transitional context 3. The value of restorative justice for transitional settings 4. Restorative justice in transition - a multi-layered approach 5. Restorative justice as a mechanism for nation-building 6. Restorative justice as a vehicle for reform 7. Restorative justice as a mechanism for peace-building 8. Conclusion: towards a transformative vision of restorative justice.
Biography
Dr Kerry Clamp is a Lecturer in Criminology in the Department of Social Sciences and Psychology at the University of Western Sydney. She received her PhD from the University of Leeds in 2010 and also holds degrees from the University of Sheffield and the University of South Africa. Dr. Clamp’s research agenda focuses on restorative justice and transitional justice. Her research appears in a number of journals including the British Journal of Community Justice (2011), Nottingham Law Journal (2012), International Criminal Law Review (2012), Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly (2012), and Criminology and Criminal Justice (2012). Dr Clamp is also the Chair of the Editorial Board for the European Forum for Restorative Justice, a role that she has held since January 2011.
"A comprehensive scholarly engagement with the key issues of restorative justice in transitional settings. Students of transitional justice will find this an analytically incisive introduction to the restorative justice vision and challenges for peace building."
John Braithwaite, Australian National University."For anybody who is interested in the fields of peace-making, transitional justice and restorative justice, Kerry Clamp’s book Restorative Justice in Transition is an absolute must. It should be on the desk of every serious scholar with an interest in these areas."
Elmar G.M. Weitekamp, Ph.D., Institute of Criminology, University of Tuebingen, Germany.
"The book is engaging and well structured. The language is approachable and once the book was in my hands I could not let it go."
Dr. Theo Gavrielides, Internet Journal of Restorative Justive
