This chapter theorises socioeconomic justice in the context of post-war and transitional societies. It draws on the work of Nancy Fraser and socio-legal scholars studying justice and human rights as a social practice in order to: first, define socioeoconomic justice as the redress to a form of violence that is rooted in the political economy of conflict, and whose remedy requires redistribution; second, to conceptualise justice as a practice where struggles over both the meaning of justice and the forms of participation to the justice process inevitably occur. Socioeconomic justice is also seen as having a particular temporal dimension, which is discussed with reference to Bosnia's post-war and post-socialist condition. Lastly, the chapter defines the international intervention as discussed in this book, focusing on justice issues and economic reforms.

This chapter theorises socioeconomic justice in the context of post-war and transitional societies. It draws on the work of Nancy Fraser and socio-legal scholars studying justice and human rights as a social practice in order to: first, define socioeoconomic justice as the redress to a form of violence that is rooted in the political economy of conflict, and whose remedy requires redistribution; second, to conceptualise justice as a practice where struggles over both the meaning of justice and the forms of participation to the justice process inevitably occur. Socioeconomic justice is also seen as having a particular temporal dimension, which is discussed with reference to Bosnia's post-war and post-socialist condition. Lastly, the chapter defines the international intervention as discussed in this book, focusing on justice issues and economic reforms.

Chapter 6 addresses the question of how conceptions of justice emerge among conflict-affected communities in the aftermath of socieoconomic violence. It focuses particularly on two aspects of this question, underlying conceptions of justice (the content or meaning of justice itself) and the strategies or measures proposed to redress injustice (the type of claims put forwards by communities). The chapter builds on the idea, presented earlier in the book, that there is an element of political contestation inherent in the practice of post-war justice processes. The cases of Prijedor and Zenica are once again compared to illustrate how experiences of injustice are translated into different types of justice claims, depending on memories of the past as well on the role of the international intervention in their specific context.

Chapter 6 addresses the question of how conceptions of justice emerge among conflict-affected communities in the aftermath of socieoconomic violence. It focuses particularly on two aspects of this question, underlying conceptions of justice (the content or meaning of justice itself) and the strategies or measures proposed to redress injustice (the type of claims put forwards by communities). The chapter builds on the idea, presented earlier in the book, that there is an element of political contestation inherent in the practice of post-war justice processes. The cases of Prijedor and Zenica are once again compared to illustrate how experiences of injustice are translated into different types of justice claims, depending on memories of the past as well on the role of the international intervention in their specific context.