The Demand for Reparations
Grievance, Risk, and the Pursuit of Justice in Civil War Settlement
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6284087 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Prakash Adhikari (0000-0001-6307-0151, Central Michigan University), Wendy L Hansen (0000-0002-5964-2564, Central Michigan University), Kathy L Powers (Central Michigan University) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 183-205 |
| Publication date | 2012-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Conflict Resolution (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0027 • E-ISSN: 1552-8766 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0022002711421594 |
| OpenAlex | W2037807638 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 23 |
In analyzing peace processes in postconflict societies, scholars have primarily focused on the impact of prosecutions, truth-telling efforts, and reconciliation strategies, while overlooking the importance of individual demands for reparations. The authors argue that normative explanations of why reparations are granted in the aftermath of regime change are useful in understanding a need for reconciliation, but inadequate for explaining victim demands for compensation. The authors extend this research to study civil war settlement. In the aftermath of civil war, when some form of reparation is offered giving individuals the opportunity to seek redress of grievances, what types of loss and political and socioeconomic characteristics are likely to lead some individuals to apply for reparations but not others? Using primary data, collected through a public opinion survey in Nepal, the authors investigate individual-level demand for reparations. The findings suggest that understanding loss and risk factors may be important to civil war settlement and reconciliation
Compensation (psychology · Economics · Normative · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Population · Public opinion · Redress · Settlement (finance · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Spanish Civil War · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security · Political Conflict and Governance · Psychology · Social Psychology
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Justice Now and Later
Victim's Justice in the Aftermath of Political Violence
Reparations and Reconciliation in the Aftermath of Civil War
Reparations, But for What? Presenting a New Approach to Coding Reparations
Wielding the Gavel or Balancing the Scales? Domestic Legal Systems and Post-Conflict Justice
Reducing mass atrocities through transitional justice
Conflict Recurrence and Postconflict Justice
Digitizing Community Building and Reconciliation in Post-Conflict Communities
Reparations
A History of Nepal
The New Transnational Activism
Transitional Justice
Transitional Justice in the Twenty-First Century
Activists beyond Borders
Breaking the Cycles of Hatred
Closing the Books
The Logic of Violence in Civil War
Refugees and the Reparations Movement
Back to Basics
Overcoming apartheid
Re-Ordering Justice
Identifying Victims of Civil Conflicts
Civil Wars Kill and Maim People-Long After the Shooting Stops
| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,92 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2025 (13) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |