Examining victims and perpetrators in post-conflict Nepal

Selim, Y

Examining victims and perpetrators in post-conflict Nepal

Selim, Y

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: International Review of Victimology, 2017, 23 (3), pp. 275 - 301
Issue Date:: 2017-09-01

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dc.contributor.author	Selim, Y https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1099-2969	en_US
dc.date.issued	2017-09-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	International Review of Victimology, 2017, 23 (3), pp. 275 - 301	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0269-7580	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/124667
dc.description.abstract	© 2017, © The Author(s) 2017. The transitional justice (TJ) agenda in Nepal has been largely circumscribed by TJ experts, brokers and implementers. While participation provides avenues for victims, among others, to be involved in TJ processes, many actors, including victims, will engage in participatory activities according to their own interests. Yet, we must ask, who are considered victims? Who determines whether someone is a victim and what implications, if any, does this determination have and what do victims want? This article examines the ‘victim’ label in Nepal. I argue that victimhood is often connected with state support. I also argue that the way TJ scholars and practitioners identify victims, based on the harm caused, does not always align with the way community members perceive victimhood, which is often based on suffering.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	International Review of Victimology	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1177/0269758017710818	en_US
dc.title	Examining victims and perpetrators in post-conflict Nepal	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	3	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	23	en_US
utslib.for	1602 Criminology	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Law
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.issue	3	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	23	en_US

Abstract:

© 2017, © The Author(s) 2017. The transitional justice (TJ) agenda in Nepal has been largely circumscribed by TJ experts, brokers and implementers. While participation provides avenues for victims, among others, to be involved in TJ processes, many actors, including victims, will engage in participatory activities according to their own interests. Yet, we must ask, who are considered victims? Who determines whether someone is a victim and what implications, if any, does this determination have and what do victims want? This article examines the ‘victim’ label in Nepal. I argue that victimhood is often connected with state support. I also argue that the way TJ scholars and practitioners identify victims, based on the harm caused, does not always align with the way community members perceive victimhood, which is often based on suffering.

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