摘要：This paper focuses mainly on the relation of the concept of citizenship with restorative justice, especially as viewed and enacted in the four intercultural settings of the ALTERNATIVE project. The paper is structured in four main parts. Part one focuses on the concept of participatory citizenship in relation to crime and conflict. Part two explicates and makes clear the claim of the discourse of restorative justice to the concept of participatory citizenship and democracy. Part three mentions some of the challenges in the restorative justice discourse that complicate its relationship to participatory citizenship. Part four states some of the ways the ALTERNATIVE project tries to tackle some of these challenges. The paper argues that if we view restorative processes as being essentially about talking together and acting together, the essential element of active participation makes restorative justice clearly a manifestation of political action. Nevertheless, restorative justice must not only be limited to being discursive and reflective, but must forge alliances with the governmental and non-governmental agencies, and create webs of accountability that lead to concrete social and political actions which fight injustices of all kinds.
其他摘要：This paper focuses mainly on the relation of the concept of citizenship with restorative justice, especially as viewed and enacted in the four intercultural settings of the ALTERNATIVE project. The paper is structured in four main parts. Part one focuses on the concept of participatory citizenship in relation to crime and conflict. Part two explicates and makes clear the claim of the discourse of restorative justice to the concept of participatory citizenship and democracy. Part three mentions some of the challenges in the restorative justice discourse that complicate its relationship to participatory citizenship. Part four states some of the ways the ALTERNATIVE project tries to tackle some of these challenges. The paper argues that if we view restorative processes as being essentially about talking together and acting together, the essential element of active participation makes restorative justice clearly a manifestation of political action. Nevertheless, restorative justice must not only be limited to being discursive and reflective, but must forge alliances with the governmental and non-governmental agencies, and create webs of accountability that lead to concrete social and political actions which fight injustices of all kinds.
