About
Associate Professor
Dr. Fernanda Fonseca Rosenblatt is an Associate Professor at the IIRP. She also serves as the book review editor for the International Journal of Restorative Justice. She is also a member of the Research Committee of the European Forum for Restorative Justice. Fernanda has contributed to United Nations initiatives on multiple occasions, including serving as an expert reviewer for the latest edition of the United Nations Handbook on Restorative Programmes and as a Portuguese-speaking expert for the translation of the Restorative Justice Module of the Education for Justice project by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
Fernanda’s research interests encompass restorative, community, and youth justice, as well as critical criminology and victimology. She has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters in these fields, both in Brazil and internationally. Her book, The Role of Community in Restorative Justice (Routledge, 2015), explores the significance and challenges of community engagement in restorative practices.
Currently, she is leading the Latin American volume of The International Encyclopaedia of Restorative Justice (De Gruyter Brill, forthcoming) and co-editing the forthcoming Handbook on Methods in Restorative Justice Research (De Gruyter Brill, 2025). She is also a co-author of the upcoming book Gendered Violence and Restorative Justice (Routledge, 2025).
Fernanda earned her doctoral degree in Criminology from the University of Oxford in 2014 and a Master's in Criminology from the Catholic University of Leuven in 2005.
- Selected Publications:
- Rosenblatt, F. F. Pessoa de Mello, M. M., & Medeiros, C. S. L’A. Q. (2024). Restorative justice and domestic violence courts in Brazil: The double challenge of institutionalisation. In G. Maglione, I. D. Marder, & B. Pali (Eds.), Restorative justice at a crossroads: Dilemmas of institutionalisation (pp. 104-126). Routledge.
- Rosenblatt, F. F., & Adamson, C. W. (2023). Non-encounter restorative justice interventions -- now what? Contemporary Justice Review, 26(1), 93-110. https://doi.org/10.1080/10282580.2023.2216716
- Rosenblatt, F. F., de Mello, M. M. P., & de Medeiros, C. S. L'A. Q. (2022). Secondary victimisation, procedural injustices, and machismo: The experiences of women who access Brazil's not-so-specialised domestic violence courts. International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice, 47(2), 167-184. https://doi.org/10.1080/01924036.2022.2157456
- Rosenblatt, F. F., & de Farias, K. A. D. (2021). Where is 'race' in restorative justice? Creating space for book reviews 'with a focus.' The International Journal of Restorative Justice, 4(3), 487-495. https://www.elevenjournals.com/tijdschrift/TIJRJ/2021/3/TIJRJ-D-21-00034
- de Mello, M. M. P., Rosenblatt, F. C. de F., & de Medeiros, C. S. l’A. Q. (2021). Para além do "mundo jurídico": Um diálogo com as equipes multidisciplinares de Juizados (ou Varas) de Violência Doméstica. Revista Direito e Práxis, 12(1), 608-641. https://www.e-publicacoes.uerj.br/index.php/revistaceaju/article/view/57098
- Rosenblatt, F. F. (2019). How do we 'walk the talk'? Some reflections on restorative justice's (perhaps not so?) hidden values. In B. Pali, K. Lauwaert, & S. Pleysier (Eds.), The praxis of justice: Liber amicorum Ivo Aertsen (pp. 51-57). Eleven International Publishing.
- Advincula, M. J. P., Santos, P. H. R. C., & Rosenblatt, F. F. (2018). A busca por manifestações práticas de justiça restaurativa no Brasil: Um ensaio crítico em torno dos círculos restaurativos e das dificuldades de se estabelecer um encontro com a brasilidade. In V. de C. Leal, J. T. Esteves, C. M. Padilha, I. V. Chaves, & A. U. Barradas (Eds). Conflitos e novos desafios do direito: Política, meio ambiente e novas tecnologias (pp.195-210). RTM.
- Courses Taught:
RP610 Evaluation of Research
RP622 History, Evolution, and Critical Issues in Restorative Justice
RP623 Restorative Justice: Global Perspectives
RP699 Integrating Seminar
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