The Quest for Justice During Political Change: Mapping Global Youth Activism
Presentation Type
Poster
Faculty Advisor
Arnaud Kurze
Access Type
Event
Start Date
26-4-2024 2:15 PM
End Date
26-4-2024 3:15 PM
Description
This project examines the role of youth during transitional justice efforts across different world regions, including Africa, post-Cold War Europe and North America. While traditional transitional justice processes seek accountability, healing, and rebuilding including human rights trials, vetting and truth commissions, this study focuses on youth activism, drawing on alternative forms of justice, including art, music, and murals. This research seeks to answer why art and performance-based transitional justice practices by youth are essential to contributing to reconciliation, and accountability efforts in post-conflict societies? Drawing on interdisciplinary perspectives, including content analysis, geo mapping and data visualization, the study highlights the diverse forms of youth expression, paying close attention to diverse forms of art, music, and other creative mediums. It illustrates how these forms of expression serve as powerful tools for truth-telling, memory preservation, and community healing, both within and across cultural contexts. Furthermore, the research sheds light on the challenges and opportunities faced by youth activists in navigating transitional justice landscapes. The research underscores the critical role of youth in shaping transitional justice processes and developing sustainable peace in diverse socio-political contexts. Through their creative expressions and transformative actions, young people stand out as principal agents of change, driving forward the pursuit of justice, reconciliation, and social transformation despite slow, but incremental, lasting change.
The Quest for Justice During Political Change: Mapping Global Youth Activism
This project examines the role of youth during transitional justice efforts across different world regions, including Africa, post-Cold War Europe and North America. While traditional transitional justice processes seek accountability, healing, and rebuilding including human rights trials, vetting and truth commissions, this study focuses on youth activism, drawing on alternative forms of justice, including art, music, and murals. This research seeks to answer why art and performance-based transitional justice practices by youth are essential to contributing to reconciliation, and accountability efforts in post-conflict societies? Drawing on interdisciplinary perspectives, including content analysis, geo mapping and data visualization, the study highlights the diverse forms of youth expression, paying close attention to diverse forms of art, music, and other creative mediums. It illustrates how these forms of expression serve as powerful tools for truth-telling, memory preservation, and community healing, both within and across cultural contexts. Furthermore, the research sheds light on the challenges and opportunities faced by youth activists in navigating transitional justice landscapes. The research underscores the critical role of youth in shaping transitional justice processes and developing sustainable peace in diverse socio-political contexts. Through their creative expressions and transformative actions, young people stand out as principal agents of change, driving forward the pursuit of justice, reconciliation, and social transformation despite slow, but incremental, lasting change.