Conflicted Democracies and Gendered Violence ― The Right to Heal: Internal Conflict and Social Upheaval in India

Conflicted Democracies and Gendered Violence examines the political, sexual, and foundational violence in the governance of conflicted democracies in the postcolonial world, calling attention to the urgent need for transformation.
Through oral history, archival, and legal research undertaken over three years, this interdisciplinary work underscores the need for transitional and transformative justice mechanisms in conflicted democracies to address protracted conflict and social upheaval. India serves as the case study here, exemplified by ongoing conflicts in Jammu, Kashmir, and Punjab. Expanding on current justice and accountability methods and espousing the right to heal, in this volume, scholars and practitioners raise critical questions regarding the state, civil society, and diverse institutions, and most importantly, the victim-survivors.
 

Angana P. Chatterji is a San Francisco-based anthropologist, activist, and feminist historian. She cofounded the International People’s Tribunal on Human Rights and Justice in Indian-Administered Kashmir.Shashi Buluswar teaches International Development at University of California, Berkeley. He is the cofounder and former executive director of the Institute for Globally Transformative Technologies, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab LIGTT.Mallika Kaur is a lawyer, writer, and lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law.