Research and Discussion Paper on a TJ Framework for Zimbabwe
1.2.Methodology
The chart below depicts the approach chosen to fulfil the tasks described above. This approach also
supports the requirement of an evidence-based research.
Secondary research
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Inception
§ Definition of
objectives
§ Discussion of
methodology
§ Subject definitions,
categorizations and
principles
§ Analytical and TJ
framework
development tools
2
Analysis of the
TJ situation
§ Short historical
outline of HR
violations in
Zimbabwe
§ TJ thought analysis
§ TJ laws and
legislative gap
analysis
3
Comparative
analysis
§ Brief benchmark
analysis of TJ
processes in
selected other
countries
Synthesis
Primary research
4
Stakeholder
expectations
§ Online survey
among selected
stakeholders
regarding their
opinions and
expectations of
the TJ process
(qualitative)
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Discussion
guide for Zim TJ
framework
§ Recommendations
towards a TJ
framework for
Zimbabwe
§ Stakeholder
analysis, incl.
actors and roles in
the TJ process
Figure 1-1: Research approach
The report structure will follow this approach, dividing the research into three sections:
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Chapter 1 - 6: Preceded by a section on defining the major terms and tools of the subject,
followed by a brief outline of Zimbabwe’s history of human rights violations and its efforts to
Deal with the Past, a comparative analysis of other countries’ closes this analytical section.
Chapter 7: A brief (qualitative) opinion trend, via an online seeks to draw a picture of various
stakeholders’ expectations regarding the transitional justice process in Zimbabwe;
Chapter 8: Finally, drawing from the research, a discussion guide for a draft transitional
justice framework for Zimbabwe is being developed.
The documents that have been analysed in the research process include, but are not limited to:
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For analysis purposes: the swisspeace conceptual framework for Dealing with the Past.
For the discussion guide for draft transitional justice framework for Zimbabwe: the African
Transitional Justice Framework (ATJF).
For various definitions: UN, AU, and other sources.
Various, reports, articles,
The analytical process of the study relies to a large extent on the swisspeace transitional justice
instrument, a tool to classify transitional justice aspects into different categories. For the
development of a Transitional Justice Framework for the Zimbabwe the African Transitional Justice
Framework (ATJF) is used, which, coming from an African perspective, comprehensively lists
transitional justice measures. Both tools will be explained in detail in chapter “The Main Pillars of
Transitional Justice”.
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DRAFT