Handbook on Methods in Restorative Justice Research
Will be published approx. on 18. December 2025
Book
Hardback
515 pages
978-90-04-72978-0 (ISBN)
Description
How do we research restorative justice in ways that align with its core values? This groundbreaking handbook is the first to systematically explore research methods in restorative justice, addressing ethical dilemmas, interdisciplinary approaches, and methodological innovations. Featuring contributions from leading scholars, the book examines qualitative, quantitative, and participatory methods, reflecting on challenges unique to the field. It provides practical guidance for researchers and practitioners alike, offering insights into victim-offender encounters, justice policies, and community-based initiatives. Essential reading for those studying or working in restorative justice, this book advances a much-needed conversation on how we study its evolving practices.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Netherlands
Publishing group
Brill
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 239 mm
Width: 163 mm
Thickness: 38 mm
Weight
1007 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-72978-0 (9789004729780)
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Persons
Katrine Barnekow Rasmussen (PhD) is Assistant Professor in Criminology at the Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen. Her research focuses on restorative justice, including Danish and Norwegian Conflict Boards. She also teaches and facilitates restorative practices in municipal settings.
Fernanda Fonseca Rosenblatt (DPhil) is Associate Professor at the International Institute for Restorative Practices (USA) and a Professor of Law at the Catholic University of Pernambuco (Brazil). She is the Book Review Editor for The International Journal of Restorative Justice.
Brunilda Pali (PhD) is Assistant Professor at the University of Amsterdam and Chair of the European Forum for Restorative Justice. She teaches, researches, and publishes on gender, feminism, restorative and environmental justice, social justice, cultural criminology, and arts and justice.
Estelle Zinsstag (PhD) is a Lecturer in Criminology at Edinburgh Napier University, a researcher at the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research and an associate researcher at both KU Leuven and the University of Oxford. Her research focuses on sexual/gendered violence, restorative and transitional justice. She is also the co-chief editor of The International Journal of Restorative Justice and the book series 'Studies in Restorative Justice'.
Fernanda Fonseca Rosenblatt (DPhil) is Associate Professor at the International Institute for Restorative Practices (USA) and a Professor of Law at the Catholic University of Pernambuco (Brazil). She is the Book Review Editor for The International Journal of Restorative Justice.
Brunilda Pali (PhD) is Assistant Professor at the University of Amsterdam and Chair of the European Forum for Restorative Justice. She teaches, researches, and publishes on gender, feminism, restorative and environmental justice, social justice, cultural criminology, and arts and justice.
Estelle Zinsstag (PhD) is a Lecturer in Criminology at Edinburgh Napier University, a researcher at the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research and an associate researcher at both KU Leuven and the University of Oxford. Her research focuses on sexual/gendered violence, restorative and transitional justice. She is also the co-chief editor of The International Journal of Restorative Justice and the book series 'Studies in Restorative Justice'.
Content
Contents
Acknowledgment
About the Series
List of Figures and Tables
Notes on Contributors
Introduction
Mapping the Path: Exploring Methods in Restorative Justice Research
?Brunilda Pali, Fernanda Fonseca Rosenblatt, Katrine Barnekow Rasmussen and Estelle Zinsstag
?PART 1
1 Goffman's Useful but Seductive Metaphors: A Researcher's Journey When Analysing Victim-Offender Mediation
?Anna Rypi
2 Restorative Justice and Historical Criminology in Context and Practice: A Study of Nineteenth Century Printed Public Apologies
?David J. Cox and Yasmin Devi-McGleish
3 The Value of Researching Restorative Justice Policy through Discourse Analysis
?Giuseppe Maglione and Bruna Pali
4 'Philo-sophia': A Few Considerations on the Contribution of a Classical Philosophical Perspective on the Research Methodologies in the Field of Restorative Justice
?Federico Reggio and Giovanni Angelo Lodigiani
5 Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis and Restorative Justice
?Monique Anderson
6 Investigating Restorative Justice through Participatory Action Research
?Gabor Hera and Katrin Kremmel
7 Countering Injustice as Re-storying: A Narrative Perspective on Restorative Justice
?Antony Pemberton
8 Researching and Empowering the Publics: The Application of Restorative Approaches in Attitudinal Research
?Anna Matczak
9 Observing communication in Restorative Encounters
?Daniela Gaddi
10 'Living' Ethnography: A Culturally Responsive Research Approach for Investigating Restorative Justice in a Cretan Highland Community
?Leah Koumentaki
11 Restorative Justice Viewed from Below: Exploring the Value of 'Ethnography at Home' and Emic Theory
?Roxanna Willis
12 Reoffending Research versus Desistance Research in Restorative Justice: Competing or Complementary Paradigms?
?Ellie Piggot and Masahiro Suzuki
13 Researching Restorative Justice in an Environmental Regulatory Organisation
?Felicity Tepper and Miranda Forsyth
?PART 2
14 The Use of Surveys within a Mixed Method Project to Research 'Under the Radar' Practices: Mapping Restorative Justice Practices in Sexual Violence Cases
?Caroline O'Nolan, Marie Keenan and Estelle Zinsstag
15 The Art of Interviewing in Restorative Justice Research
?Christa Pelikan
16 Researching Restorative Justice and Honour-Based Violence
?Clara Rigoni
17 Video-Based Research of Restorative Interactions: Challenges and Benefits
?Kim Magiera
18 Researching Restorative Justice in the Police
?Katrine Barnekow Rasmussen
19 Rigor versus Ethics? Some Considerations for Researching Victims' Experiences in Restorative Justice
?Daniela Bolivar
20 Sense and Sensitivity: Reflections on Qualitative Interviews with People who Experienced Adversity and Harm
?Tinneke Van Camp
21 Ethical Dilemmas in Restorative Justice Research
?Katrine Barnekow Rasmussen and Fernanda Fonseca Rosenblatt
?PART 3
22 Affective Methods for Restorative Justice Research and Communication
?Lindsey Pointer
23 'All Parts of the Circle Are Equal' ... or Are They? The Dilemma of Co-creation in an Island and Practice-Based Restorative Justice Study
?Clair Aldington
24 Making the Case for Restorative Justice Practitioners Researching Their Own Practice
?David Gustafson
25 Autoethnography in Restorative Justice Research: A Relational Methodology
?Nicola Preston
26 Decolonising Research Methods in Restorative Justice In Education
?Kara Beckman and Crystena Parker-Shandal
Index
Acknowledgment
About the Series
List of Figures and Tables
Notes on Contributors
Introduction
Mapping the Path: Exploring Methods in Restorative Justice Research
?Brunilda Pali, Fernanda Fonseca Rosenblatt, Katrine Barnekow Rasmussen and Estelle Zinsstag
?PART 1
1 Goffman's Useful but Seductive Metaphors: A Researcher's Journey When Analysing Victim-Offender Mediation
?Anna Rypi
2 Restorative Justice and Historical Criminology in Context and Practice: A Study of Nineteenth Century Printed Public Apologies
?David J. Cox and Yasmin Devi-McGleish
3 The Value of Researching Restorative Justice Policy through Discourse Analysis
?Giuseppe Maglione and Bruna Pali
4 'Philo-sophia': A Few Considerations on the Contribution of a Classical Philosophical Perspective on the Research Methodologies in the Field of Restorative Justice
?Federico Reggio and Giovanni Angelo Lodigiani
5 Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis and Restorative Justice
?Monique Anderson
6 Investigating Restorative Justice through Participatory Action Research
?Gabor Hera and Katrin Kremmel
7 Countering Injustice as Re-storying: A Narrative Perspective on Restorative Justice
?Antony Pemberton
8 Researching and Empowering the Publics: The Application of Restorative Approaches in Attitudinal Research
?Anna Matczak
9 Observing communication in Restorative Encounters
?Daniela Gaddi
10 'Living' Ethnography: A Culturally Responsive Research Approach for Investigating Restorative Justice in a Cretan Highland Community
?Leah Koumentaki
11 Restorative Justice Viewed from Below: Exploring the Value of 'Ethnography at Home' and Emic Theory
?Roxanna Willis
12 Reoffending Research versus Desistance Research in Restorative Justice: Competing or Complementary Paradigms?
?Ellie Piggot and Masahiro Suzuki
13 Researching Restorative Justice in an Environmental Regulatory Organisation
?Felicity Tepper and Miranda Forsyth
?PART 2
14 The Use of Surveys within a Mixed Method Project to Research 'Under the Radar' Practices: Mapping Restorative Justice Practices in Sexual Violence Cases
?Caroline O'Nolan, Marie Keenan and Estelle Zinsstag
15 The Art of Interviewing in Restorative Justice Research
?Christa Pelikan
16 Researching Restorative Justice and Honour-Based Violence
?Clara Rigoni
17 Video-Based Research of Restorative Interactions: Challenges and Benefits
?Kim Magiera
18 Researching Restorative Justice in the Police
?Katrine Barnekow Rasmussen
19 Rigor versus Ethics? Some Considerations for Researching Victims' Experiences in Restorative Justice
?Daniela Bolivar
20 Sense and Sensitivity: Reflections on Qualitative Interviews with People who Experienced Adversity and Harm
?Tinneke Van Camp
21 Ethical Dilemmas in Restorative Justice Research
?Katrine Barnekow Rasmussen and Fernanda Fonseca Rosenblatt
?PART 3
22 Affective Methods for Restorative Justice Research and Communication
?Lindsey Pointer
23 'All Parts of the Circle Are Equal' ... or Are They? The Dilemma of Co-creation in an Island and Practice-Based Restorative Justice Study
?Clair Aldington
24 Making the Case for Restorative Justice Practitioners Researching Their Own Practice
?David Gustafson
25 Autoethnography in Restorative Justice Research: A Relational Methodology
?Nicola Preston
26 Decolonising Research Methods in Restorative Justice In Education
?Kara Beckman and Crystena Parker-Shandal
Index