Drawing on a wide range of case studies, from South Africa to Northern Ireland, Bosnia, Rwanda and Australia, the authors argue for an alternative approach to post-conflict thought. Featuring contributions from both up and coming and well-established scholars this work is essential reading for all those with an interest in restorative justice, conflict resolution and peace studies.

1. Introduction: The Agon of Reconciliation Alexander Keller Hirsch 2. Agonism and the Power of Victim Testimony Sonali Chakravarti 3. A Critique of Law's Violence Yet (Never) to Come: United Nations Transitional Justice Policy and the (Fore)closure of Reconciliation Erik Doxtader 4. Rhetorics of Reconciliation: Shifting Conflict Paradigms in Northern Ireland Adrian Little 5. Fugitive Reconciliation Alexander Keller Hirsch 6. Can Human Beings Forgive? Ethics and Agonism in the Face of Divine Violence James Martel 7. The Unforgiving: Reflections on the Resistance to Forgiveness after Atrocity Thomas Brudholm and Valerie Rosoux 8. Senses of Justice: Bodies, Language and Space Michael J Shapiro 9. The Other is Dead: Mourning, Justice, and the Politics of Burial Bonnie Honig 10. The Elements of Political Reconciliation Ernesto Verdeja 11. Confounded by Recognition: The Apology, the High Court and the Tent Embassy in Australia Paul Muldoon and Andrew Schaap