Truth Commissions and State Building
Ibhawoh, Bonny (EDT); Ayelazuno, Jasper Abembia (EDT); Bawa, Sylvia (EDT)
ISBN 10: 0228018986 ISBN 13: 9780228018988
Published by McGill-Queen's University Press, 2023
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More than just an opportunity to uncover fact after conflict, truth commissions can also offer restorative power to nations across the globe. Truth Commissions and State Building presents the first comparative study of the role of its kind, illuminating these possibilities.
Examining truth commissions as mechanisms for civic inclusion, identity formation, institutional reform, and nation (re)building in post-conflict and post-authoritarian societies, the book shifts attention towards institutional innovation in African countries, where approximately a third of all commissions have been established. Contributors explore the mandates, methods, outcomes, and legacies of truth commissions, analyzing their place in transitional and restorative justice. Rather than conceptualizing state building as incidental to their work, they present it as an intrinsic, central component. This flagship volume – authored by a stellar cast of policymakers, practitioners, and scholars – brings multidisciplinary and cross-sectoral perspectives to bear on the complex role of truth commissions in addressing transitional justice, historical injustices, and present-day human rights violations.
As more countries, in both the Global South and the North, adopt this model to address historical and contemporary abuses, the dialogue between different sectors of society modelled here will help inform this process – wherever it might occur.
About the Authors:
Bonny Ibhawoh is Senator William McMaster Chair in Global Human Rights at McMaster University.
Jasper Abembia Ayelazuno is associate professor of political science and vice-dean of the Faculty of Communication and Cultural Studies at the University for Development Studies, Ghana.
Sylvia Bawa is associate professor of sociology at York University.
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Title: Truth Commissions and State Building
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Publication Date: 2023
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New