Truth and reconciliation commission processes : learning from the Solomon Islands
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Truth and reconciliation commission processes : learning from the Solomon Islands
（Peace and security in the 21st century series / series editor, Charles Hauss）
Rowman & Littlefield, 2019
- : pbk.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [107]-116) and index
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Description
After war, does truth telling lead to more peaceful attitudes between former enemies? 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, one of the least known or studied TRC processes in the world, and using surveys, focus groups and in depth interviews, the book reveals some critical issues for peacebuilding. For example, while support of the TRC was consistently quite strong over the two years of the study, there was a sharp decline in trust in the process as well as a significant increase in distrust and suspicion towards ex-combatants over the two-year period. The book shows that the ex-combatants did not feel safe to tell the truth in the TRC and had therefore decided beforehand what to say in the hearings. A systematic telling of untruths thereby took place, severely undermining relationships and peacebuilding in the country. The book weaves the findings from the Solomon Islands with experiences of other post-conflict truth telling process around the world, and suggests practical guidelines for future TRC processes after war.
Table 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
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