Truth and Reconciliation

Autores

  • Louis Bickford New York University

Palavras-chave:

Transitional Justice, Memory, Reconciliation.

Resumo

In this short essay, I explore the various possible relationships between truth and reconciliation. This discussion is located in the broader context of the various challenges associated with dealing with conflict or significant social trauma in the past, such as war crimes or crimes against humanity. More specifically, I focus on what we mean by truth and what we mean by reconciliation. I believe this provides us with some hints about the possible relationship between these two key ideas.

Biografia do Autor

Louis Bickford, New York University

PhD in Political Science (McGill University). Adjunct Associate Professor at the New York University Wagner College and Visiting Faculty at The New School University Graduate Program in International Affairs, also in New York City. Former Associated Director of the Global Studies Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. As a consultant, has worked for the Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission; the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), working on truth-telling strategies for Bosnia and Herzegovina; on projects concerning collective memory in Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC); and for the Oak Foundation (Geneva), reviewing human rights programs, between many others. Has taught seminars on memory and human rights at the University of Chile Law School, Columbia University, and the University of Hiroshima. In 2001, he was a founding staff member of the International Center for Transitional Justice (www.ictj.org), where he managed the Center’s global network of NGOs and individuals involved in transitional justice and oversaw fellowship programs in Cape Town; Santiago; Rabat; Tokyo and Hiroshima; and Barcelona, as well as developing training materials and capacity-building programs with a variety of international partners. He also created the Memory, Museums, and Memorials program (which later became the Truth and Memory unit).

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Publicado

2011-03-14

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Dossiê Justiça de Transição