Publications
Books
Jones, B. (2023). The Transitional Justice Citizen: From Justice Receiver to Justice Seeker. Edward Elgar. Read a blog post on the process of writing the book
Jones, B. and Luhe, U. eds. (2021). Knowledge for Peace: Transitional Justice and the Politics of Knowledge in Theory and Practice. Edward Elgar. Read the open access book . Read a review
Jones, B. and Bernath, J. eds. (2017). Resistance and Transitional Justice. Routledge. Read a review .
Palmer, N., Clark, P. and Granville, D. eds. (2012). Critical Perspectives in Transitional Justice. Intersentia. (Jones, B. section editor).
Journal Articles
Jones, B. (accepted) 'Ignorance, Transitional Justice, and the Power of What We Don鈥檛 (Want To) Know', Review Essay, The International Journal of Transitional Justice.
Hyma, R; Jones, B; Kry, S; Sen, L et al (2025) 鈥楾he Power in Re-telling Research: A Cambodian community-based approach generating knowledge by subjects of study鈥� Development in Practice 35(8): 1246-1258. .
Jones, B., & Squire, V. (2025). You Already Know Enough: Certainty and Ignorance in Data-Driven Humanitarianism. Geopolitics, 30(3), 1101–1124.
Squire, V., 脌k脿nle, O., Jones, B., Logo, K. and Porto de Albuquerque, J. (2024) 鈥淓ngaging Data Literacies in Displacement鈥� Journal of Humanitarian Affairs, 5(3): 12-22.
Jones, B., Ott, L., Rauschenbach, M. and Sanchez, C. (2023) Hiding in Plain Sight: Victim Participation in the Search for Disappeared Persons, a Contribution to (procedural) Justice, International Journal of Transitional Justice, DOI: .
Jones, B. and Gordon, E. (2021) Not a Care in the World: an exploration of the personal-professional-political nexus of international development practitioners working in justice and security sector reform, International Feminist Journal of Politics. 23(5): 785-808. DOI: .
Jones, B. (2021) The Performance and Persistence of Transitional Justice and its Ways of Knowing Atrocity, 56(2): 163-180, Cooperation and Conflict. .
Jones, B. and Adou, D.F. (2018) Reading the 'Uncivil' in Civil Society Resistance to Transitional Justice in Cote d'Ivoire, Political Geography 67: 135-144.
Jones, B. (2016) Analysing Resistance to Transitional Justice: What can we Learn from Hybridity?, Conflict and Society 2: 74-86.
Jones, B. and Thomas Brudholm (2016) Introduction: Rethinking Resistance to Transitional Justice, Conflict and Society 2: 68-73.
Jones, B. and Oliveira, I. (2016) Truth Commission Archives as New Democratic Spaces, Journal of Human Rights Practice. doi:
10.1093/jhuman/huv016.
Jones, B. (2015) Stories of 鈥楽uccess鈥�. Narrative, Expertise and Claims to Knowledge, Canadian Journal of Law and Society 30(2): 293-308.
Jones, B. (2014) Ensuring a Political Space for Conflict by Applying Chantal Mouffe to Postwar Reconstruction and Development. Progress in Development Studies 14(3): 249-259.
Jones, B. (2012). Exploring the Politics of Reconciliation through the case of Education Reform in Br膷ko District, Bosnia-Herzegovina. International Journal of Transitional Justice 6:126-148.
Jones, B. and Lisa Ficklin. (2012). To Walk in their Shoes: Recognising the Expression of Empathy as a Research Reality. Emotion, Space and Society 5:103-112.
Jones, B. (2011). Who does this District Belong to? Contesting, Negotiating and Practicing Conceptions of Citizenship in a Mjesna Zajednica in Br膷ko District. Transitions 51(1-2): 171-191.
Ficklin, L. and Briony Jones. (2009). Deciphering 鈥榁oice鈥� from 鈥榃ords鈥�: Interpreting Translation Practices in the Field. Graduate Journal of Social Science 6(3): 108-130.
Special Issues
Palmer, N., Jones, B. and Viebach, J. (eds.) Ways of Knowing Atrocity: A Methodological Enquiry into the Formulation, Implementation and Assessment of Transitional Justice, Canadian Journal of Law and Society 30(2).
Hamber, B., Kelly, G., Jones, B. Baumgartner, E., Oliveira I., (eds.) (forthcoming) Documentation, Human Rights and Transitional Justice, Journal of Human Rights Practice.
Jones, B. and Brudholm, T. (eds.) (2016) 鈥楻eflecting on Resistance in Contexts of Transitional Justice鈥�, Special issue of Conflict and Society.
Book Chapters
Jones, B. and Duthie, R (2026) 'Justice Contexts: Sustainable Development Goal 16 and Transitional Justice' pp.61-75 in Baikady, R. (ed.) Transitioning to Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions. Basel: MDPI. .
Jones, B. and Bernath, J (2025) 'Resistance and Transitional Justice' pp. 827-842 in Meierhenrich, J. et al (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of Transitional Justice. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Bernath, J; Dit Fatogoma, A. D; and Jones, B. (2024) 'Understanding 'Resistance' to Transitional Justice' pp.49-62 in Alternative Approaches in Conflict Resolution 2nd Edition eds. Richmond, O.P; Bjorkdahl, A; Visoka, G. Palgrave MacMillan eBook available .
Luehe, U. and Jones, B. (2021) 'The Politics of Knowledge and an African Transitional Justice: Analysing Africa as a Constitutive Outside' in Charbonneau, B. and Ricard, M. eds. Routledge Handbook of African Peacebuilding. Routledge.
Jones, B. (2021) 'Constructive Resistance and the Importance of Not Knowing in Transitional Justice' in Elcheroth, G. and de Mel, N. (eds.) In The Shadow of Transitional Justice: Cross-National Perspectives on the Transformative Potential of Remembrance. Routledge, open access .
Jones, B. (2019) 鈥楺ualitative Data and the Challenges of Interpretation in Transitional Justice Research鈥� in Creutzfeldt, N; Mason, M. and McConnachie, K. (eds.) Routledge Handbook of Socio-Legal Theory and Methods. Routledge.
Jones, B. (2015) Educating Citizens in Bosnia-Herzegovina: Models, Claims and Experiences in Post War Education Reform. Fischer, M. Eds. Twenty Years after Dayton: The Western Balkans between Transitional Justice and Reconciliation. Routledge.
Jones, B., Jeffrey, A. and Jakala, M. (2013). The 鈥楾ransitional Citizen鈥�: Civil Society, Political Agency and Hopes for Transitional Justice in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Simic, O. and Volcic, Z. eds. Civil Society and Transitional Justice in the Balkans. Springer.
Jones, B. (2011). Understanding Responses to Postwar Education Reform in the Multiethnic District of Br膷ko, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Paulson, J. ed. Education and Reconciliation, Exploring Conflict and Post-Conflict Situations. London/New York: Continuum.
Policy and Practice
Briony Jones et al (2025) 'Inclusive Peace for Social Development: Priority Areas for the Second World Summit for Social Development'. UNRISD Working Paper. Available .
Adou Djan茅 Dit Fatogoma, Briony Jones, Mouzayian Khalil, Sita Akoko Kondo, Andr茅 Djaha Koffi (2025) 'Community Led Natural Resource
Management – Lessons from C么te d鈥橧voire' WICID Policy Brief Feb 2025.
Jones, B. and Gordon, E. (2022) '' DCAF (Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance) Policy Brief in the Opportunity for Women Series.
Jones, B., Josi, C. and Keller, F. (2021) 'Back to the Future? Countering the (Mis-)Use of Memory to Preserve Peace and Security in the OSCE Region'. Report prepared for the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.
Gordon, E. and Jones, B. (2021) 糖心TV Interdisciplinary Research Centre for International Development Methods Lab Toolkit.
Luhe, U. and Jones, B. (2021) swisspeace policy brief 01/2021.
Jones, B. (ed.) (2018) Knowledge for Peace: Transitional Justice, Knowledge Production and an Agenda for Research. swisspeace working paper 1/2018.
Gabriel, S. and Jones, B. (2016) 鈥�Dealing with the Past and Conflict Transformation鈥�. swisspeace Essential.
Jones, B. et al (2013) 鈥楢 Conceptual Framework for Dealing with the Past鈥�, swisspeace Essential 3/2013.
Rubli, S and Jones, B. (2013) 鈥楢rchives for a Peaceful Future鈥�. swisspeace Essential 1/2013.
Jones, B., Bernath, J. and Rubli, S. (2013) Reflections on a Research Agenda for Exploring Resistance to Transitional Justice. swisspeace working paper 3/2013. Available at .
Clark, P., Harrison, T., Jones, B. and Lydiah Kemunto Bosire. (2009). Justice for Apartheid Crimes: Corporations, States and Human Rights. Oxford Transitional Justice Research.
Jones, B. (2009). Notes from the Field: A Diary of Putting Theory into Practice. Oxford Transitional Justice Research.
Smith B., with Hickey, S. (2007) 鈥楽ocial Exclusion, Adverse Incorporation and Chronic Poverty鈥�. Working Paper 86/CPRC Annotated Bibliographies No. 5. Manchester: Chronic Poverty Research Centre. Available at http://www.chronicpoverty.org/p/371/publication-details.php.
Smith, B., with Moore, K. (2006) 鈥業ntergenerational Transmission of Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Select Annotated Bibliography with special reference to irreversibilities associated with poor nutrition, health and education鈥�. Working Paper 59/CPRC Annotated Bibliographies No 3. Manchester: Chronic Poverty Research Centre. Available at .
Smith B. & Kaitiritimba R. (2005) 鈥楥alling for Change: Health Rights Advocacy and the Uganda National Health Users鈥�/Consumers鈥� Organisation. British Medical Journal 331(7519) available at
Book Reviews
Jones, B. (2009) Book Review of Scott Veitch, ed., Law and the Politics of Reconciliation. Public Law October: 863-866.
Smith B. (2005) Book review of Jatrana, S. & Toyota, M. & Yeoh, B.S.A. eds. Migration and Health. Progress in Human Geography, 31: 418-421.