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Truth Commissions and State Building demonstrates that the work of both institutions is interlinked and intrinsic to reform in post-conflict and post-authoritarian settings. Chapters examine truth commissions as transitional justice mechanisms for civic inclusion, identity formation, institutional reform, and nation-(re)building.



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“While there are a few books on transitional justice, broadly construed, and others focusing on Africa, this volume’s framing is entirely unique and its discussion of outcomes and legacies, essential.” Aderomola Adeola, co-editor of The Palgrave Handbook of Democracy, Governance and Justice in Africa


“This is the first time I have seen an effort to develop sustained and systematic investigation of how truth commissions operate as state building tools. The book will be of great interest to those studying transitional justice, as well as African politics, memory politics, and legal pluralism.” Bronwyn Leebaw, author of Judging State-Sponsored Violence, Imagining Political Change

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    A Hardback by Bonny Ibhawoh, Jasper Abembia Ayelazuno, Sylvia Bawa

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 11/14/2023 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780228018988, 978-0228018988
      ISBN10: 0228018986
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Truth Commissions and State Building demonstrates that the work of both institutions is interlinked and intrinsic to reform in post-conflict and post-authoritarian settings. Chapters examine truth commissions as transitional justice mechanisms for civic inclusion, identity formation, institutional reform, and nation-(re)building.



      Trade Review

      “While there are a few books on transitional justice, broadly construed, and others focusing on Africa, this volume’s framing is entirely unique and its discussion of outcomes and legacies, essential.” Aderomola Adeola, co-editor of The Palgrave Handbook of Democracy, Governance and Justice in Africa


      “This is the first time I have seen an effort to develop sustained and systematic investigation of how truth commissions operate as state building tools. The book will be of great interest to those studying transitional justice, as well as African politics, memory politics, and legal pluralism.” Bronwyn Leebaw, author of Judging State-Sponsored Violence, Imagining Political Change

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