‘Images of Restorative Justice Theory’ is the product of serious work and discussions over four years in an international and multidisciplinary group funded by the COST Action A 21 ‘Restorative Justice Developments in Europe’. It provides its readers with contributions by experienced academics and researchers that deepen the understanding of restorative justice from the broad perspective of macro-theories down to a focus on micro dynamics in restorative justice procedures. The position of restorative justice vis-á-vis the law and the criminal justice system is systematically analyzed and discussed. Ideas and positions from the Anglophone academic world are confronted or enriched with the contrasting traditions in political and sociological theory and legal reasoning of Continental Europe. All this makes this volume a novel contribution that will stimulate theoretical thinking and further enquiries and debates about restorative justice. Foreword and Acknowledgements COST, the European Science Foundation, and the EU RTD Framework Programme Series Editors Preface Notes on the contributors Introduction Christa Pelikan Restorative justice and society 1. Beyond restorative justice – Zwelethemba, a future-focused model using local capacity conflict resolution Jan Froestad and Clifford Shearing 2. The place of restorative justice in society: making sense of developments in time and space Christa Pelikan 3. Governmentality and new governance: implications for restorative justice Joséphine Contu 4. Community, society and state in restorative justice: an exploration Inge Vanfraechem Restorative justice and law 5. Some thoughts on the relationship between restorative justice and the criminal law Marko Bošnjak 6. Law as peacemaking: beyond the concept of restorative justice Robert E. Mackay 7. Restorative justice and the law Arthur Hartmann 8 The expressive function of restorative punishment: a ‘public interest’ perspective Bas van Stokkom 9. Punishment and restorative justice: an ethical comparison Martin Wright Restorative justice processes 10. Re-link-ing de-linq-uency: why the mediation process works Johan Deklerck 11. Explaining the impact of restorative justice: the ‘4-way interaction’ of morality, neutralisation, shame and bonds Borbala Fellegi 12. Empathy for victims, offending and attitudes Brian Williams 13. Micro-foundations of restorative justice: a general framework Pompeu Casanovas and Marta Pobletweiterlesen