Replication Data for: Pandemic Fiction Meets Political Science: A Simulation for Teaching Restorative Justice

We team teach an interdisciplinary political science and literature course titled “Violence and Reconciliation,” with case studies on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in South Africa and on debates about whether to develop a TRC in Northern Ireland. The course culminates in a two-week simulation where students role-play the experiences, strategies, and needs of victims, perpetrators, legal teams, government officials, and NGOs in the aftermath of a horrific event that has torn a society apart. We assessed the simulation through pre- and post-writing exercises as well as observations of the insights revealed by students during negotiations. We believe the simulation is an effective tool in helping students move from a scholarly engagement with the tools and processes of restorative justice to actually employing them in response to hatred and violence. In this paper we share the simulation for use or adaptation in other courses.我们合作开设并讲授了一门跨政治学与文学的跨学科课程，课程名为《暴力与和解》。该课程以南非真相与和解委员会（Truth and Reconciliation Commission，TRC）以及北爱尔兰是否应设立TRC的相关辩论为案例开展教学。课程的结项环节为为期两周的模拟活动，学生将在活动中扮演恶性事件撕裂社会后的受害者、加害者、法务团队、政府官员与非政府组织（Non-Governmental Organization，NGO）的角色，展现各方的经历、策略与诉求。我们通过模拟活动前后的写作练习，以及观察学生在模拟谈判过程中展现出的认知见解，对该模拟活动进行了评估。我们认为，该模拟活动是一款有效的教学工具，能够帮助学生从以学术视角研习恢复性司法（restorative justice）的工具与流程，转变为实际运用这些方法应对仇恨与暴力。本文中，我们将分享该模拟活动，以供其他课程借鉴或改编使用。