ABSTRACT
Moreover, many transitional justice processes are extremely controversial, leading to intense public debates, protests, and even violence. This chapter proceeds by first outlining three distinct levels of analysis at which transitional justice can be evaluated: the micro, or individual level; the meso, or institutional level; and the macro, or national level. It surveys attempts to measure the success of transitional justice on all three levels of analysis. Transitional justice aims to recognise past wrongs, repair damages, and bring about reconciliation to divided societies. The chapter pays particular attention to the methods used, the overall conclusions drawn from existing studies, and the limitations of research in this area of transitional justice. Then it concludes with a reflection on what it means for transitional justice policies to be successful, and whether we can or should evaluate these initiatives in the same ways in which we evaluate other political and social policies.
