Pereinamojo laikotarpio teisingumo studijos: ištakos ir raida
The origins and development of transitional justice studies

Summary/Abstract: Induced by the worldwide wave of democratization, transitional justice studies emerged in the late 1980s and early 1990s as a new field of study in democratization. Since then, they have experienced rapid developments and evolved into an independent multi-disciplinary inquiry covering aspects of international relations, comparative politics, political theory, sociology, and even philosophy. This article aims to present and critically evaluate the state of the art in the field of transitional justice studies as well as to address several problematic issues. First, what factors have been shaping the current research trends in the field? Second, what are the major theoretical and methodological problems faced by transitional justice scholars? And finally, what kind of data and research are missing and what information could contribute to the further development of the field? The driving force behind this article is the notion that academic self-reflection is useful for both scholars interested in transitional justice processes and practitioners who are implementing various transitional justice policies nationally and internationally. The article focuses mainly on the literature written by political scientists. The analysis also covers several key publications by sociologists, legal scholars, and human rights advocates. Reflections from practitioners have been considered due to their growing agenda-setting abilities for the implementation of transitional justice instruments.

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