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Material Type: | Internet resource |
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Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Roman David |
ISBN: | 9780812243314 0812243315 |
OCLC Number: | 696092170 |
Awards: | Winner of Winner of the 2012 Award for Concept Analysis from the International Political Science Association 2021 |
Description: | xiv, 312 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
Contents: | 1. Personnel Systems and transitional justice -- Personnel systems and their classification -- The symbolic meaning of personnel systems -- 2. Lustration systems in central Europe -- Lustration systems and their operation -- The origin of lustration systems -- the politics of lustration systems -- 3. Experimental evidence -- Political effects: trust in government -- Social effects: reconciliation and collective memory -- Conclusion. |
Series Title: | Pennsylvania studies in human rights. |
Responsibility: | Roman David. |
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In addition to meticulously distinguishing between the different personnel measures introduced in Poland, Hungary and Czechoslovakia, the great strength of David's book lies in his assessment of the meaning and consequences of bringing in particular forms of personnel systems. * <i>Comparative European Politics</i> * A ground-breaking exploration of lustration that provides a much-needed overview of its application in Central and Eastern Europe and delves into questions of the social impact of lustration practices. David provides concise and informed policy-relevant insights into the risks and potential benefits of three types of personnel systems and prescribes reconciliatory systems for divided societies. * <i>International Journal of Transitional Justice</i> * Read more...

