Quartier général de la folie. Quand le docteur Clérambault, maître de Lacan, triait les insensés. Laurent Lemire, Kubik Éditions, 2025 • 131 p., 17 € ISBN : 978-2-35083-122-0

Governance arrangements and justice are both fundamental components of post-conflict settlements seen as crucial to building sustainable peace. However, the examination of the intersections and interactions between multilevel governance structures, justice and peace in post-conflict contexts remains underexplored. Therefore, this paper aims to address this gap through case examination of the federal/multilevel governance dynamics and transitional justice processes in South Africa and Nepal. In doing so, this work addresses two questions: Do processes of federalization, peacebuilding, and transitional justice interact in the peace process? And if they do interact, how do these interactions impact eventual settlements? This paper explores these questions through semi-structured interviews with South African and Nepali experts with experiences of, participation in, or knowledge of processes of federalism, peacebuilding or transitional justice in their respective countries. A systematic thematic analysis of the data indicates that a relationship exists between federalization, peace-building and transitional justice in post-conflict contexts and that the interactions between these processes have potentially significant implications for the achievement of sustainable peace settlements.