Subtle Alchemies II: Victims, Aren't We All?

In this episode I move on to discuss the terms 'victim' and 'perpetrator' and that in post-conflict societies these terms are seldom mutually exclusive of one another. Are we much too early, in terms of reconciliation, to even begin to think about determining ideal constructs of both 'victim' and 'perpetrator' in Northern Ireland?Never mind 'Hierarchies of Victims', were there 'Hierarchies of Righteous Violence'?Lots to discuss...       Works cited:Borer, T. A., A Taxonomy of Victims and Perpetrators: Human Rights and Reconciliation in South Africa. Human Rights Quarterly 25, 2003  Brewer, J., Peace Processes: A Sociological Approach, Polity Press, Cambridge, 2010Huyse, L., Victims. In Reconciliation After Violent Conflict: A Handbook, Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, Stockholm, 2003Moon C., Narrating Political Reconciliation: South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Lexington Books, Plymouth, 2008 The Four of Us: Mary (The Four of Us were part of the soundtrack to my Border career.) Click here if you’d like to send me a comment or question. Thank you.Support the showMédecins Sans FrontièresUnicefPEN International