Abstract

Transitional justice measures, particularly reparations, have started to address housing, land and property (HLP) issues in relation to internally displaced persons (IDPs), but HLP grievances have not decreased. Because it is difficult to meaningfully engage IDPs in reparations and redress, contextualized approaches are suggested for remedies to become effective. We propose a lens of social identity theory (SIT) to illuminate the potential for HLP attempts for redress to be expanded to groups in intractable conflict. Based on research in Cyprus, we argue that SIT enables the scrutiny of whether and how legal decisions and administrative remedy mechanisms meaningfully relate to IDPs’ notions of victimhood and (in)justice. We show that attempts for redress may act to maintain competitive narratives and exclusionary social identities in Cyprus. An inclusive victimhood narrative may shift categories available for an intergroup social identity for Cypriots, making it more likely for actual progress on the HLP issue.

中文翻译：

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从社会认同的角度尝试补救：塞浦路斯流离失所者的住房、土地和财产

摘要

过渡时期司法措施，尤其是赔偿，已开始解决与境内流离失所者 (IDP) 相关的住房、土地和财产 (HLP) 问题，但 HLP 的不满并未减少。由于很难让国内流离失所者有意义地参与赔偿和补救，因此建议采用情境化的方法使补救措施生效。我们提出了社会认同理论 (SIT) 的视角，以阐明 HLP 尝试将补救扩大到难以解决的冲突中的群体的可能性。基于在塞浦路斯的研究，我们认为 SIT 能够审查法律决定和行政补救机制是否以及如何与国内流离失所者的受害和（不）公正的概念有意义地相关。我们表明，试图补救可能会维持塞浦路斯的竞争性叙事和排斥性社会身份。