In transitional justice (TJ) scholarship, civil society is ordinarily conceived as a unified, homogeneous and secular entity that is simultaneously distinct from and complementary to the state. This article complicates these assumptions by examining the roles of faith-based organizations and actors in TJ processes in Timor-Leste, the Solomon Islands and Bougainville. It shows that civil society activity in these contexts is diverse and heterogeneous and that the lines dividing state, society and religion, and those separating civil society from states and societies, are difficult to draw. We argue that TJ scholars would do well to pay close attention to the structural differences that exist within different societies, and which shape the contributions that civil society organizations make to TJ practices.

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重新认识宗教民间社会组织在过渡时期司法中的作用：来自所罗门群岛、东帝汶和布干维尔的证据

在过渡正义 (TJ) 研究中，公民社会通常被认为是一个统一的、同质的和世俗的实体，同时又与国家不同，又与国家相辅相成。本文通过研究东帝汶、所罗门群岛和布干维尔基于信仰的组织和行动者在 TJ 进程中的作用使这些假设复杂化。它表明，在这些背景下，公民社会活动是多种多样的，而且很难划清国家、社会和宗教之间的界限，以及将公民社会与国家和社会分开的界限。我们认为，TJ 学者最好密切关注不同社会内存在的结构差异，这些差异塑造了民间社会组织对 TJ 实践的贡献。