The South African Truth Commission

ISBN-13: 9780333691267 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 215 str.

Dr Kenneth Christie; K. Christie

Opis

This examination of the South African Truth Commission and the issues that surround it, assesses the South African past and the complex negotiations leading to the establishment of the Commission and the complex politics of amnesty, justice and nation building.

Spis treści

List of Abbreviations and Acronyms Introduction A Brief History of Apartheid: Contentious Histories Comparing Truth Commissions Negotiating the Truth in Times of Transition The Role of the TRC in Nation Building The Question of Amnesty and Justice Towards Reconciliation or Deepening the Wounds? The Truth Commission: Memory and Change Appendix Index

O autorze

KENNETH CHRISTIE is Associate Professor in the Department of Comparative Politics at the University of Bergen, Norway. He has held visiting appointments at the University of Oxford, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa and the Nordic Institute for Asian Studies, Copenhagen. His published works include Political Protest in Northern Ireland, Problems in European Politics and he is editor of Ethnic Conflict, Tribal Politics: A Global Perspective.