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Transitional Justice in Nicaragua 1990–2012

Drawing a Line Under the Past

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  1. Astrid Bothmann

    1. Hamburg, Germany

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-14
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  2. Introduction

    • Astrid Bothmann
    Pages 15-25

  3. Key Concept: Transitional justice

    • Astrid Bothmann
    Pages 27-49

  4. State of the art

    • Astrid Bothmann
    Pages 51-66

  5. Nicaragua: Case selection and historical context

    • Astrid Bothmann
    Pages 67-101

  6. Research design and methodology

    • Astrid Bothmann
    Pages 103-114

  7. Historical reasons for the lack of transitional justice

    • Astrid Bothmann
    Pages 115-156

  8. Reasons for the lack of transitional justice 1990-1997

    • Astrid Bothmann
    Pages 157-210

  9. Transitional justice and contested memories 1997-2012

    • Astrid Bothmann
    Pages 211-274

  10. Conclusion

    • Astrid Bothmann
    Pages 275-300

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 301-334
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About this book

Astrid Bothmann examines historical, political and socioeconomic factors that explain the absence of transitional justice in Nicaragua from 1990 to 2012. The author provides the first systematic analysis of the reasons for the lack of transitional justice in Nicaragua after the end of the Sandinista regime and the civil war (1990). Contrary to other Latin American states of the third wave of democratization, which put the perpetrators of past crimes on trial, established truth commissions, purged political and military officials, and made reparations to the victims, Nicaragua’s first post-war government opted for a policy of national reconciliation that was based on amnesty and oblivion. Subsequent governments followed this course so that the past has not been dealt with until today. 

Authors and Affiliations

  • Hamburg, Germany

    Astrid Bothmann

About the author

Dr. Astrid Bothmann is a political scientist currently working as project manager in the department “Politics and Society” at the ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius in Hamburg.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Transitional Justice in Nicaragua 1990–2012

  • Book Subtitle: Drawing a Line Under the Past

  • Authors: Astrid Bothmann

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-10503-7

  • Publisher: Springer VS Wiesbaden

  • eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Political Science and International Studies (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-658-10502-0Published: 21 July 2015

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-658-10503-7Published: 14 July 2015

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 320

  • Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Comparative Politics

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