‘I’m taking the monkey off my back’: Agency, responsibility, and ‘quietly’ doing ‘victim work’
International Review of Victimology
Published online on May 30, 2026
Abstract
International Review of Victimology, Ahead of Print.
This article critically examines the agency of victims who do their ‘victim work’ outside of formal or official transitional justice (TJ) processes and mechanisms. Drawing on the memoirs of victims who privately engaged with non-state armed groups (NSAGs) ...
This article critically examines the agency of victims who do their ‘victim work’ outside of formal or official transitional justice (TJ) processes and mechanisms. Drawing on the memoirs of victims who privately engaged with non-state armed groups (NSAGs) ...