Roads to reconciliation / edited by Elin Skaar, Siri Gloppen, and Astri Suhrke.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Skaar, Elin, editor.

Gloppen, Siri, editor.

Suhrke, Astri, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reconciliation--Case studies.

Reconciliation.

Human rights--Case studies.

Human rights.

Political persecution--Case studies.

Political persecution.

Social integration--Case studies.

Social integration.

Comparative government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (330 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The past two decades have witnessed the end of several civil wars and authoritarian regimes. The global media brings the height of the conflicts to an international audience, but as the wars end and tensions resolve the media turns away, neglecting the often painful and slow process of reconciliation. In this volume, experts with both practical and policy experience in international conflict explore how societies confront and negotiate a repressive past characterized by gross human-rights violations. Grounding readers in theoretical approaches, the book explores contemporary experiences of rec

Contents:

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Part I: Starting Points; 1 Introduction Elin Skaar; Siri Gloppen, and Astri Subrhe; 2 Roads to Reconciliation: A Conceptual Framework Siri Gloppen; Part II: Roads to Reconciliation; The UN; 3 The Second Generation UN-Based Tribunals: A Diversity of Mixed Jurisdictions Dapbna Shraga; Africa; 4 Healing and Social Reintegration in Mozambique and Angola Alcinda Honwana; 5 Rwanda: An Atypical Transition Filip Reyntjens and Stef Vandeginste; 6 The Sierra Leone Truth and Reconciliation Commission William A. Schahas; Latin America

7 Argentina: Truth, Justice, and Reconciliation Elin Skaar8 Truth for Reconciliation: The Salvadoran Experiences of 1979 and 1992 Rubén I. Zamora; Europe and Asia; 9 Reconciliation in Bosnia-Herzegovina Tone Bringa; 10 The Limits of Reconciliation in Cambodia's Communes Craig Etcheson; 11 Nahe Biti: Grassroots Reconciliation in East Timor Dionísio Babe-Soares; Part III: Reflections; 12 Justice and Reconciliation Mohamed Othman; 13 Coming to Terms with Irreconcilable Truths Vasuki Nesiah; 14 Rule-Based Reconciliation Howard Adelman; Index; About the Contributors

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

979-82-16-28833-6

0-7391-0903-0

0-7391-6045-1

OCLC:

854521306