Telling the Truths: Truth Telling and Peace Building in Post-Conflict Societies
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...
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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.
1Truth telling as a peace-building activity : a theoretical overview12The politics of reconciliation593Restorative justice in transitions and beyond : the justice potential of truth-telling mechanisms for post-peace accord societies834The human right to truth : lessons learned from Latin American experiences with truth telling1155Gender justice : a gendered assessment of truth-telling mechanisms1516Truth telling and the rule of law1817"Nunca MAS" and the politics of person : can truth telling prevent the recurrence of violence2078Confronting the truth of the erinyes : the illusion of harmony in the healing of trauma2319"Healing the dead" : exhumation and reburial as truth-telling and peace-building activities in rural Zimbabwe259
