TY  - BOOK
AU  - edited by Elin Skaar
TI  - Roads to reconciliation
SN  - 9780739109045
U1  - 303.69ROA 
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Oxford
PB  - Lexington Books
KW  - Reconciliation -- Case studies; Human rights -- Case studies; Political persecution -- Case studies; Social integration -- Case studies; Comparative government
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - The past two decades have witnessed the end of several civil wars and authoritarian regimes. In a period shaped by the ideal of democratization, in which more countries are emerging from deep-rooted conflicts, international attention is turning to the question of how societies with a grievous past face issues of accountability and reconciliation. How do societies deal with a past characterized by gross human rights violations? What kinds of processes―judicial as well as non-judicial―are most likely to generate a sense of reconciliation? Using an interdisciplinary approach, this book provides a systematic and comparative analysis of reconciliation processes in various societies that in recent years have made a transition from authoritarian to democratic rule, or from war to relative peace. Revisiting case studies from Latin America, Africa, Europe, and Asia through a lens of comparative analysis, shedding new light on how societies have dealt with their violent pasts, Roads to Reconciliation is essential reading for both scholars and practitioners concerned with human rights, transitional justice, or peace building
ER  -