From May 2011 to April 2013
Project Leader(s): Dr Alex Jeffrey (now based in Cambridge)
Staff: Dr Michaelina Jakala, Research Associate; Dr. Rachel Woodward, Advisor
Contact: Alex.jeffrey@ncl.ac.uk; Michaelina.jakala@ncl.ac.uk
Sponsors: ESRC
Homepage: http://www.geog.cam.ac.uk/research/projects/lilbosnia/
The main question this research will be asking is: How, and to what extent, have the public outreach practices of the CBiH fostered community engagement in the war crimes trials in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
This research will examine the relationship between war crimes courts and victim communities. This will be done by looking at how the recently-established war crimes chamber of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (CBiH) has attempted to ‘reach out’ to the Bosnian citizenry through its public outreach initiatives.It will also explore the forms of community engagement that these public outreach initiatives foster. Furthermore, this research aims at exploring the ways in which public outreach activities can assist in developing trust in trial processes, establishing the legitimacy of new judicial instruments and fostering popular participation in judicial institutions.
The main question this research will be asking is: How, and to what extent, have the public outreach practices of the CBiH fostered community engagement in the war crimes trials in Bosnia and Herzegovina?