Climate JusticePublicationsResearchCivil Society, Climate Change, Public Participation, Transitional Justice, Victim AwarenessTransitional and Climate Justice: New Opportunities for Justice in TransitionIn this editorial, Senior Research Specialist Jasmina Brankovic draws on her scholarly work on transitional justice and climate change as well as her practitioner experiences with the ‘unfinished business’ of South Africa’s political transition to propose that the intersection between transitional justice and climate justice – particularly the transformative turn in both – presents new opportunities for imagining and enacting… Read More Jasmina BrankovicJuly 7, 2023
PolicyPublicationsChildren and Youth, Inequalities, Youth ViolenceAdvancing Youth Inclusion and Violence Prevention through Public Support ProgrammesState-run socio-economic and livelihood support programmes have been shown to increase the social inclusion of young people and thereby contribute to the prevention of violence involving youth. This practice brief outlines strategies for civil society practitioners to advocate for these public programmes, improve their implementation and amplify their positive effects, based on experiences in Southern and East Africa. Read More Jasmina BrankovicNovember 29, 2022
PolicyPublicationsResearchAfrican Union, Transitional JusticeRevitalising African Traditional Justice Mechanisms: Report on the Fifth African Transitional Justice ForumOn 20–22 October 2021, the Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security (PAPS) of the African Union Commission (AUC) and the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) hosted the Fifth African Transitional Justice Forum. The Forum explored a number of issues raised by the increasing unrest, violence and democratic deficits in Africa, which the COVID-19 pandemic has… Read More Jasmina BrankovicSeptember 2, 2022
Climate JusticePolicyPublicationsResearchClimate Change, Transitional JusticeClimate Focused Transitional JusticeThe Covid-19 pandemic has created human suffering on a global scale, but also a window of opportunity to rethink how we live, work and play. For the time being, calls for a green recovery that builds back better by cutting greenhouse gas emissions, protecting the environment and creating a fairer, more equitable society have become commonplace. This could help to… Read More Jasmina Brankovic, Augustine Njamnshi and Christoph SchwarteJuly 14, 2021
PolicyPublicationsResearchAfrican Union, Transitional JusticeTransitional Justice and Silencing the Guns in Africa in the Context of COVID-19: Report on the Fourth African Transitional Justice ForumThe Fourth African Transitional Justice Forum, held 0n 26–28 October 2020, addressed the state of transitional justice on the continent, specifically its contribution to the African Union’s 2020 theme of the year, “Silencing the Guns,” amid the challenges and opportunities presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Forum panels focused on development, violent extremism, victims’ experiences and fundraising in relation to… Read More Jasmina BrankovicJune 24, 2021
PolicyPublicationsResearchAfrican Union, Transitional JusticeTowards an African Approach to Transitional Justice: Report on the Second African Transitional Justice ForumInaugurated in 2017, the annual African Transitional Justice Forum provides a multi-stakeholder platform for identifying solutions to common problems in a manner that is rooted in collective and national experiences, sharing best practices to advance an African transitional justice discourse and practice, and generating new ideas on how to support transitional justice processes on the continent. It aims to facilitate… Read More Jasmina BrankovicJune 24, 2021
