The academic works highlighted here engage with the content of the Legacy Project at the University of Notre Dame, contributing to the study of transitional justice, reconciliation, and the broader global effort to shape more effective peace processes. These publications are authored by faculty and staff associated with the project, drawing on their research, fieldwork, and collaborative scholarship to advance discourse in these critical areas.
2025
Ramírez Prada, M “What Makes International Partnerships Meaningful in Transitional Processes? The Case of the Colombian Truth Commission (2018-2022).” Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies (July 2025).
Murphy, E. (2025) The Good, the Bad, and the Ideal: Towards an Embrace of Complexity in ‘Victim-Centred’ Transitional Justice, International Journal of Transitional Justice, https://doi.org/10.1093/ijtj/ijaf014
Ramírez Prada, M and Wingender, L, “Listening and Preparing Society to Engage”, International Journal for Transitional Justice, Special Issue (2025).
Prada Ramírez, M., & Murphy, E. (2025). The Right to Peace and the Right to Stay: Insights From Approaches to Peace and Migration in Colombia. Journal on Migration and Human Security, 13(1), 45-55. https://doi.org/10.1177/23315024241309721
Ramírez Prada, M, Ruiz, et al, “Una mirada a la Comisión de la Verdad de Colombia. Aprendizajes, Reflexiones y siete desafíos contemporáneos” (A Look at Colombia’s Truth Commission. Learnings, Reflections, and Seven Contemporary Challenges) Planeta, 2025.
Medina Valencia, A and Ramírez Prada, M, “The Documentary Collection of the Truth Commission of Colombia. An Unprecedented Experience in Transitional Justice Archives” in Ferrara, A, and Canossi, B (eds), Transitional Justice Archives. Documenting Human Rights Violations in Latin America, Routledge, 2025.
Echavarría Álvarez, J., & Bocanumenth, M. (2025, February 13). Preserving the truth, shaping the future: LGBTQ+ voices in Colombia. ReVista. https://revista.drclas.harvard.edu/preserving-the-truth-shaping-the-future-lgbtq-voices-in-colombia/
Walsh, D., Murphy, E., 2025. Gender quota adoption for commissions in post-conflict societies. International Political Science Review, https://doi.org/10.1177/01925121241304749.
2024
Daşlı, G., Murphy, E., 2024. Moving beyond binary identities in transitional justice: recognising the complexity of agency in agonistic spaces. International Journal of Human Rights, https://doi.org/10.1080/13642987.2024.2430288.
Murphy, E., 2024. Independent commission design and inclusion in Northern Ireland: agonistic versus traditional approaches. International Political Science Review, https://doi.org/10.1177/01925121241284621.
2023
Murphy, Emma. 2023. “Gender as an Analytic Lens for Agonistic Peace: Insights from Colombia’s Truth Commission.” Peacebuilding 12 (2): 260–77. doi: 10.1080/21647259.2023.2247723.
