The Ethics of Historical Memory: From Transformational Justice to Overcoming the Past

The Ethics of Historical Memory: From Transitional Justice to Overcoming the Past

Since the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) assumed full power in 2016, a series of significant legislation (including the Transitional Justice Act, the Party Assets Act, and the Political Archives Act), judicial interpretations, and administrative actions have propelled transitional justice to a new stage. However, in the post-Transitional Justice Commission era, the development of transitional justice appears to have stagnated and faced significant uncertainty. Simply attributing this predicament to a lack of political will on the part of those in power or a lack of public awareness underestimates the true challenges of developing transitional justice in Taiwan.

This book, drawing on the expertise of scholars from across disciplines and a wide range of theoretical resources, offers a diagnostic approach to this issue. The authors argue that the development of transitional justice in Taiwan and the shaping of Taiwan's collective historical memory are interconnected, involving complex theoretical and practical issues that have yet to be effectively addressed. Broad, in-depth, and open social dialogue offers the only path out of this impasse. This book offers a preliminary diagnosis of this dilemma and identifies theoretical issues awaiting discussion, hoping to foster social dialogue and move toward genuine social reconciliation.

2024-02-20

國立臺灣大學出版中心

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