Transitional Justice and Bystanders
A Critical Approach to Moral Responsibility
$499.91
- Hardcover
320 pages
- Release Date
15 September 2026
Summary
In Transitional Justice and Bystanders: A Critical Approach to Moral Responsibility, Sanja Pesek examines the moral landscape of complicity during a time marked by state-sponsored violence and its aftermath. Moving beyond traditional ideas of guilt and innocence, the book redefines bystanders not just as passive witnesses but as active participants in maintaining injustice. It shows how ordinary citizens become ethically involved in mass violence, from the initial moral decline to late…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781035394807 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1035394804 |
| Author: | Sanja Pesek |
| Publisher: | Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd |
| Imprint: | Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 15 September 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 156mm x 234mm |
| Series: | Elgar Series on Transitional Justice |
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Critics Review
‘In focus of Sanja Pesek’s brilliant analysis is the human condition after mass crime. Her exploration of bystanders demonstrates that in the land of perpetrators no one is free from history. This contention raises the question of collective responsibility, which Pesek addresses in a manner both original and persuasive.’ – Nenad Dimitrijević, formerly of Central European University, Hungary and Austria
‘Sanja Pesek has written a courageous and unsettling book. In the aftermath of atrocity, she turns her unflinching gaze not only on Serbian and German bystanders, but also on herself, insisting on the necessity of both collective and personal reckoning. Her questions are direct and unsparing: why did we go along to get along? Why did we collude? When bystanders protest their innocence, she withholds easy absolution, pressing instead for sustained moral reflection. I take my hat off to Pesek for her erudition and conviction. She asks tough questions that need to be asked.’ – Mark A. Drumbl, Washington and Lee University, USA
Sanja Pesek
Sanja Pesek
Professorial Lecturer, Department of Justice, Law, Criminology and Security, School of Public Affairs, American University, Washington D.C., USA
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