Truth and Reconciliation Commission Processes - Learning From the Solomon Islands

This book is the first to study the over-time effect of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) process on people's attitudes towards peace. Focusing on the Solomon Islands TRC process.

List of contents

Preface

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: TRCs, War-related Trauma and Attitudes towards Peace

Chapter 3: The Solomon Islanders in this Study

Chapter 4: Respect, Discrimination and Trust

Chapter 5: The TRC Process: A Drop in Confidence and the Lack of Kastom

Chapter 6: Coexistence and Feelings Towards Ex-combatants

Chapter 7: Wrapping Up and Looking Ahead: Designing TRCs for Peace

Bibliography

About the author

Karen Brounéus is a clinical psychologist (Uppsala University, 1998) and PhD in Peace and Conflict Research (Uppsala University, 2008). Her research focuses on truth and reconciliation processes after civil war, and the psychological aspects of these processes. Other research interests and publications concern gender and armed conflict, the psychological health of soldiers returning from peace operations, using field experiments to evaluate inter-ethnic dialogue programs, and ethics in peace research. Her work has been published in journals such as Journal of Peace Research, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Security Dialogue, and Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society.

Summary

This book is the first to study the over-time effect of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) process on people's attitudes towards peace. Focusing on the Solomon Islands TRC process.

Product details

• Authors: Karen Brouneus, Karen Brounéus
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2021
• EAN: 9781538158746
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-5874-6
• No. of pages: 142
• Series: Peace and Security in the 21st Century
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace, Warfare & defence, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Peace and Conflict;Peacebuilding;resolution;security