Closing the Books
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"Closing the Books" is a scholarly work by Jon Elster that analyzes how societies address past injustices through mechanisms like trials, truth commissions, and reparations during periods of political transition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Closing the Books canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13535025 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Closing the Books Context triple: [Jon Elster, notableWork, Closing the Books]
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A.
Closing Time
"Closing Time" is a 2011 Doctor Who television episode featuring the Eleventh Doctor reuniting with Craig Owens to battle a Cybermen threat in a department store.
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B.
Closing Time
"Closing Time" is a 1973 album by Tom Waits that introduced his distinctive blend of jazz-inflected piano ballads and late-night, melancholic storytelling.
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C.
The Close
The Close is the historic cathedral precinct in Salisbury, England, encompassing Salisbury Cathedral and its surrounding lawns, residences, and ecclesiastical buildings.
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D.
Taking Care of Business
Taking Care of Business is a 1990 American comedy film, also known as "Filofax," about a convict who escapes prison to attend a baseball game and ends up living the life of a yuppie whose organizer he finds.
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E.
The Closers
The Closers is a crime novel by Michael Connelly featuring LAPD detective Harry Bosch returning from retirement to investigate a cold case murder.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Closing the Books Target entity description: "Closing the Books" is a scholarly work by Jon Elster that analyzes how societies address past injustices through mechanisms like trials, truth commissions, and reparations during periods of political transition.
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A.
Closing Time
"Closing Time" is a 2011 Doctor Who television episode featuring the Eleventh Doctor reuniting with Craig Owens to battle a Cybermen threat in a department store.
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B.
Closing Time
"Closing Time" is a 1973 album by Tom Waits that introduced his distinctive blend of jazz-inflected piano ballads and late-night, melancholic storytelling.
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C.
The Close
The Close is the historic cathedral precinct in Salisbury, England, encompassing Salisbury Cathedral and its surrounding lawns, residences, and ecclesiastical buildings.
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D.
Taking Care of Business
Taking Care of Business is a 1990 American comedy film, also known as "Filofax," about a convict who escapes prison to attend a baseball game and ends up living the life of a yuppie whose organizer he finds.
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E.
The Closers
The Closers is a crime novel by Michael Connelly featuring LAPD detective Harry Bosch returning from retirement to investigate a cold case murder.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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scholarly work ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
clarify moral and political trade-offs in dealing with the past
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provide a theoretical framework for transitional justice ⓘ |
| analyzes |
legal responses to past regimes
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mechanisms for addressing past injustices ⓘ moral dilemmas of transitional justice ⓘ political constraints in transitions ⓘ |
| author | Jon Elster ⓘ |
| discusses |
criteria for legitimate transitional justice measures
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normative arguments for and against punishment ⓘ political bargaining in transitional settlements ⓘ risks of victor’s justice ⓘ selective justice ⓘ |
| examines |
comparative case studies
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post-authoritarian transitions ⓘ post-conflict transitions ⓘ trade-offs between justice and stability ⓘ trade-offs between punishment and amnesty ⓘ trade-offs between truth and reconciliation ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
law
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philosophy of justice ⓘ political science ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
amnesties
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lustration ⓘ purges ⓘ reparations ⓘ trials ⓘ truth commissions ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
legal theory
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philosophy ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
backward-looking justice
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collective responsibility ⓘ forward-looking stability ⓘ individual responsibility ⓘ institutional design in transitional justice ⓘ restorative justice ⓘ retributive justice ⓘ rule of law in transitions ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
legal scholars
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philosophers of law and politics ⓘ scholars of political science ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
accountability for past wrongs
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dealing with past injustices ⓘ political transitions ⓘ transitional justice ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Closing the Books Description of subject: "Closing the Books" is a scholarly work by Jon Elster that analyzes how societies address past injustices through mechanisms like trials, truth commissions, and reparations during periods of political transition.
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subject linked to:
Elster