{"product_id":"9781009667746","title":"PRE-ORDER NOW Accountability Shock : Why Transitional Justice Prevents Criminal Wars in New Democracies by Juan Albarracin","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e PRE-ORDER NOW - Published: 31\/03\/2026 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAccountability Shock presents the first systematic explanation of why some 'Third Wave' democracies developed peacefully while others became the world's most violent. The book demonstrates how robust transitional justice processes - combining truth commissions with prosecution of autocratic-era atrocities - prevent criminal violence in new democracies. By holding authoritarian specialists in violence accountable, new democracies can break state impunity, preventing them from becoming key actors in the production of large-scale criminal violence and reshaping the logic of state coercion in democracy. With in-depth analyses of six Latin American cases, the work illuminates why transitional justice is crucial for addressing state-criminal collusion in hybrid contexts. Forged out of a close collaboration between transitional justice scholars and practitioners, Accountability Shock strengthens existing connections while offering practical insights for countries still grappling with authoritarian legacies and violence. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56368283877749,"sku":"9781009667746","price":115.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781009667746.jpg?v=1763549029","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781009667746","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}