Description
This interdisciplinary study explores the interaction between memory and transitional justice in post-dictatorship Argentina and Uruguay and develops a theoretical framework for bringing these two fields of study together through the concept of critical junctures.
Table of Contents
Introduction 1. Theoretical Framework: Critical Junctures, Transitional Justice, and Memory Narratives 2. The Downward Spiral toward Dictatorship 3. Transitional Justice in Argentina (1983–2012): A Global Protagonist with Its Ups and Downs 4. Reconciliation versus Justice: Entwining Memory and Transitional Justice in Argentina 5. Transitional Justice in Uruguay (1985–2012): Latecomer or Unique? 6. Pacification or Impunity? The Ley de Caducidad and the Interweaving of Memory and Transitional Justice in Uruguay Conclusion
