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The communist torturers of Eastern Europe

Moran, John P·1994·Communist and Post-Communist Studies
DOI 10.1016/0967-067x(94)90032-9
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One of the most difficult dilemmas that post-authoritarian societies face in the early years of democracy involves the treatment of those authoritarian officials who are guilty of gross violations of human rights. Should a new democracy prosecute and punish or should it forgive and forget its former “torturers”? The process leading to a resolution of this “torturer problem” is complex and often misunderstood. This paper argues that the correlation between the “democratization process” and the outcome of the “torturer problem” is a specious one in the East European context. The unfolding of events in the last several years has demonstrated that a much stronger correlation exists between the variables of “exit” and/or “voice” under communism and the outcome of the “torturer problem.”

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  • Moran's prediction that only strict Stalinist communism of Romania (and Albania) would lead to transitional justice was invalidated by postcommunist developments.

    “Only the strict Stalinist communism of Romania (and Albania, a country Moran does not consider) would lead to transitional justice, a prediction invalidated by postcommunist developments.”

    From Truth Commissions in Post-Communism: The Overlooked Solution? (2009) · cites this paper as Moran, 1994

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Authors
Moran, J. P.
Affiliations
George Washington University (US)
Corresponding author
Moran, John P
Venue
Communist and Post-Communist Studies
Publisher
University of California Press
Published
1994-03
Volume
27
Issue
1
Pages
95-109
ISSN
0967-067X (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/0967-067x(94)90032-9
OpenAlex
W1484620392
Cited by
45
References
2
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 5
FWCI
3.43
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
Communist and Post-Communist Studies (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Eastern European Communism and Reforms
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › War, Law, and Justice
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Memory, violence, and history
Keywords
transitional justice, post-communist democratization, human rights violations, exit and voice, communist regime, Eastern Europe

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