Includes bibliographical references and index

Challenging the power that racialises us all -- Challenging race : Let's talk about race, when we talk about race -- Challenging justice : the lawful and the fair -- Challenging restorative justice : a painful biopower -- Faultlines, mermaids, and sirens : power-interest battles within the restorative justice social movement -- The Trojan horses of race and power -- Power, fear, and security : the terrorist within -- The fallacy of one justice and a consensual justice model restrained by human rights -- Restoring power in justice and restorative justice : what parties in conflict really want -- Restorative justice policy and practice : a guide free from power abuse.

"We are living in a world where power abuse has become the new norm, as well as the biggest, silent driver of persistent inequalities, racism and human rights violations. As humanity is getting to grips with socio-economic consequences that can only be compared with those that followed World War II, this timely book challenges current thinking, while creating a much needed normative and practical framework for revealing and challenging the power structures that feed our subconscious feelings of despair and defeatism. Structured around the four concepts of power - race - justice - restorative justice, the book uses empirical new data and normative analysis to reconstruct the way we prevent power abuse and harm at the inter-personal, inter-community and international levels. This book offers new lenses, which allow us to view power, race and justice in a modern reality where communities have been silenced, but through restorative justice are gaining voice. The book is enriched with twenty-five case studies written by survivors, practitioners and those with direct experiences of power abuse and inequality. Through robust research methodologies, Gavrielides' new monograph reveals new forms of slavery, while creating a new, philosophical framework for restorative punishment through the acknowledgement of pain and the use of catharsis for internal transformation and individual empowerment. This is a powerful book that generates much needed hope. Through a multi-disciplinary dialogue that uses social sciences, criminology, law, psychology and human rights, the book opens new avenues for practitioners, researchers and policy makers internationally" Provided by publisher.