Entre o autoritarismo e a democracia: um exame crítico da transição à luz da interface entre a transformação política e a garantia de justiça

Abstract

This dissertation seeks to explore key aspects of transitology and transitional justice literature and theories to examine and highlight significant connections between these domains. To achieve this, a comprehensive literature review was conducted, combined with observation and analysis of facts and phenomena embedded within or evolving from transitional processes, and impacted by demands for justice. The research is guided by the understanding that while these fields have intersections in their analysis and constitutive elements, studies on regime transitions and transitional justice literature seldom examine these realms from a perspective that emphasizes their interrelations. Acknowledging the complexity of the theoretical examination, the dissertation particularly focuses on defining fundamental concepts throughout its content. The overall argument is that there is an interface between regime transition and transitional justice, which is not always directly expressed in political and legal phenomena, choices and mechanisms, but is significant for the political transition scenario and the consolidation of the new regime, specifically the new democratic order. Therefore, the dissertation broadens the scope of analysis beyond the boundaries that traditionally mark the transitional period.