In this article we argue that examining efforts at Internet reform in Tunisia holds important lessons for transitional justice theory and practice, as well as for the way the field defines itself in a space where technology plays an important role facilitating both repression and transitions. Given the impact of the Tunisian revolution in inspiring the Arab uprisings, as well as those elsewhere, a close examination of the Tunisian revolution offers many lessons in understanding the transition away from authoritarian government: here, we focus specifically on what the Tunisian process of Internet reform can tell us about the increasingly-institutionalised implementation of the transitional justice framework. This process is particularly notable because it has been informed by transitional justice goals and discourse while remaining outside of the formal mechanisms implemented in the wake of the revolution. This paper sheds light on the more flexible and responsive ways in which local institutions and activists might approach transition, including through attempts to memorialise the impacts of a regime or conflict; build trust; incorporate diverse voices in new partnerships; and manage the international dimensions of post-conflict reconstruction. Finally, given the central role of the Internet both as a tool for repression and as a site of resistance and democratic engagement, our findings indicate the importance of future work considering how transitional justice can begin addressing Internet governance as a vital aspect of conflict resolution and rebuilding.

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转型突尼斯：后革命社会的转型正义和互联网治理

在本文中，我们认为检查突尼斯互联网改革的努力为过渡司法理论和实践以及该领域在技术在促进压制和过渡方面发挥重要作用的空间中定义自己的方式提供了重要的教训。鉴于突尼斯革命在激发阿拉伯起义以及其他地方的起义方面的影响，对突尼斯革命的仔细研究为理解从专制政府的过渡提供了许多经验教训：在这里，我们特别关注突尼斯的互联网进程改革可以告诉我们，过渡时期司法框架的实施越来越制度化。这一过程尤其值得注意，因为它受到过渡时期司法目标和话语的影响，同时又不受革命后实施的正式机制的影响。本文阐明了地方机构和活动家可能采取的更灵活和反应更迅速的方式进行过渡，包括通过尝试纪念一个政权或冲突的影响；建立信任；在新的伙伴关系中纳入不同的声音；并管理冲突后重建的国际层面。最后，鉴于互联网既作为镇压工具又作为抵抗和民主参与的场所的核心作用，