Telling the Truths - Truth Telling and Peace Building in Post-Conflict Societies

Informationen zum Autor Tristan Anne Borer is professor and chair of the Government and International Relations Department at Connecticut College. Klappentext This important collection examines the contributions of truth-telling mechanisms, such as truth commissions, to long-term sustainable peace. The question of whether and how truth brings peace is underexamined in scholarly literature on conflict resolution, conflict transformation, and transitional justice. This book argues that to ensure a future which does not reiterate the past, the atrocities of war and conflict must be brought to light and addressed. Contributors to this interdisciplinary volume from the fields of political science, law, anthropology, psychology, philosophy, and theology, closely examine the conditions under which various forms of truth telling in post-conflict societies contribute to a sustainable peace. This volume is the first to highlight the intersection of peacebuilding and transitional justice and will be an invaluable resource. Zusammenfassung Examining the contributions of truth-telling mechanisms, such as truth commissions, to long-term sustainable peace, this book argues that to ensure a future that does not reiterate the past, the atrocities of war and conflict must be brought to light and addressed. It highlights the intersection of peace building and transitional justice.

Product details

• Authors: Tristan Anne Borer, Tristan Anne (EDT) Borer
• Assisted by: Tristan Anne Borer (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of Notre Dame Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.12.2005
• EAN: 9780268021962
• ISBN: 978-0-268-02196-2
• No. of pages: 277
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Rirec Project on Post-Accord P; RIREC Project in Post-accord Peacebuilding S.; RIREC Project in Post-accord Peacebuilding; RIREC Project in Post-accord Peacebuilding; RIREC Project on Post-Accord Peacebuilding
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education