'Handbook in methods in restorative justice research' by Barnekow Rasmussen, Fonseca Rosenblatt, Pali and Zinsstag (eds.)

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Abstract

This handbook presents a collection of reflections drawn from research experiences of an international pool of restorative justice scholars. It seeks to answers methodological questions, including whether there is a ‘restorative way’ of conducting data collection, how the participatory ethos embedded within restorative justice impacts the relationship between researchers and research participants, there are any innovative interpretative frames that have been used to analyse data on restorative practices, what researching victims in restorative justice teaches those researching victims in other fields.

Authors

• Fernanda Fonseca Rosenblatt, Catholic University of Pernambuco (UNICAP)/International Institute of Restorative Practices (IIRP)

• Brunilda Pali, University of Amsterdam

• Estelle Zinsstag, Edinburgh Napier University and KU Leuven

• Katrine Barnekow Rasmussen, University of Copenhagen