Telling the Truths: Truth Telling and Peace Building in Post-Conflict Societies (RIREC Project on Post-Accord Peacebuilding) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 026802197X ISBN 13: 9780268021979

Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press, 2005

Synopsis

Confronting the past has become an established norm for countries undergoing transitions from violence to peace, from authoritarianism to democracy, or both. This book draws from two bodies of literature―peace building and transitional justice―to examine whether truth-telling mechanisms can contribute to sustainable peace and, if so, how and under what conditions. The authors approach these questions by examining whether truth telling contributes to the following elements, all of which are deemed to be constitutive of sustainable peace: reconciliation, human rights, gender equity, restorative justice, the rule of law, the mitigation of violence, and the healing of trauma.

While the transitional-justice literature appears to have grasped the importance of truth telling for securing sustainable peace, few studies have undertaken empirical analysis and evaluations of the long-term impact of such mechanisms. Contributors to this interdisciplinary volume―from the fields of political science, law, anthropology, psychology, philosophy, and theology―accomplish that by closely examining how societies emerging from violence must in some way examine, acknowledge, and account for violence committed in the past in order to move forward.

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About the Author

Tristan Anne Borer is professor and chair of the Government and International Relations Department at Connecticut College.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 026802197X
• ISBN 13: 9780268021979
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 328
• Editor: Borer Tristan Anne