Introduction
In practice, Restorative Justice (RJ) includes the victim, the wrong-doer, and the community in a search for solutions which aim to restore a redemptive relationship among these ‘parties’, identified in the literature as ‘stakeholders.’ The purpose is healing and transformation. The theoretical origins in Western practice are various including cultural, religious, and a philosophical shift of dispute resolution according to rights, to problem-solving in light of relationships. Therapeutic Jurisprudence (TJ) evolved by grounding its approaches and objectives in psychology, that is, the known scientific understanding of human emotions, thinking, and behavior upon which wrong-doing is based. It challenges legal rules, procedures, and lawyer roles, to be reshaped to fulfill their therapeutic potential while not subordinating traditional due process principles. These principles are insufficient on two distinct points. Regarding RJ, while the understanding of the community to be restored is sometimes clear – such as in the case of a closed cultural community, it tends to be undefinable as when the model is dropped into a commonly used state system such as a rights-based, or heavily statutory system. Regarding TJ, the scientific grounding does not reach the metaphysical or diversity of accounts found in non-scientific cultures.
Objective
The intent of this book is mind the gap in which differences create challenges or obstacles to either RJ, TJ, or both, and recommend approaches that would move that gap to a place of transformation that is not merely illusory, or “the Nirvana story” described by Dr. Kathleen Daley. The articles in this volume will provide a review of indigenous, organic, dispute resolution models practiced throughout various regions of the world in their most traditional forms – for example – local, village, tribal — least influenced by dominant state models, even if practiced concurrently. The contributing scholars would write to mine the cultural, metaphysical, definitional, and other multiplicities that are normative in those models. Challenges that arise from using a mixture of indigenous models with sometimes incompatible state adopted models will be articulated. Approaches that might close those gaps that challenge the adoption of a robust system of either restorative justice, or therapeutic jurisprudence systems will be considered.
Target Audience
The target audience for this book will be practitioners in the field looking for approaches in constructing adaptive models of RJ and TJ, as well as professors who train practitioners at the law school level, graduate school level, and upper level undergraduates. The book will provide candid insights to those practitioners and theorists who wish to develop inclusive and sustainable future models of RJ and TJ.
Submission Procedure
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before October 20, 2021, a chapter proposal of 1,000 to 2,000 words clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors will be notified by November 3, 2021 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines.Full chapters are expected to be submitted by January 2, 2022, and all interested authors must consult the guidelines for manuscript submissions at https://www.igi-global.com/publish/contributor-resources/before-you-write/ prior to submission. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project.
Note: There are no submission or acceptance fees for manuscripts submitted to this book publication, Minding the Gap Between Restorative Justice, Therapeutic Jurisprudence, and Global Indigenous Wisdom. All manuscripts are accepted based on a double-blind peer review editorial process.
All proposals should be submitted through the editorial Discovery online submission manager.
Publisher
This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), an international academic publisher of the “Information Science Reference” (formerly Idea Group Reference), “Medical Information Science Reference,” “Business Science Reference,” and “Engineering Science Reference” imprints. IGI Global specializes in publishing reference books, scholarly journals, and electronic databases featuring academic research on a variety of innovative topic areas including, but not limited to, education, social science, medicine and healthcare, business and management, information science and technology, engineering, public administration, library and information science, media and communication studies, and environmental science. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit https://www.igi-global.com. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2022.
Important Dates
October 20, 2021: Proposal Submission Deadline
November 3, 2021: Notification of Acceptance
January 2, 2022: Full Chapter Submission
February 15, 2022: Review Results Returned
March 29, 2022: Final Acceptance Notification
April 12, 2022: Final Chapter Submission
