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Rebel Greed and Postcolonial Governance: Neoliberal Accountings of the Past within Transitional Justice Processes in Sierra Leone

This article extends recent academic debates about the sociohistorical entanglements between neoliberalism and human rights by exploring transitional justice processes in Sierra Leone, which followed the country’s decade-long civil war (1991-2002). It analyses the ways both the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) and the Sierra Leone Truth and Reconciliation Commission (SLTRC) drew on ‘economic’ discourses, variously using the concepts of ‘greed’, ‘corruption’ and ‘governance’ to explain the broader context of the human rights violations with which they were concerned. By critically tracing how these Continue reading → Continue reading →