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Guðmarsdóttir, Sigríður; University of Iceland
Regan, Paulette; Independent
Solomons, Demaine; University of the Western Cape
Baron, Eugene; University of the Free State
Henkeman, Stanley; The Institute for Justice and Reconciliation
Johnsen, Tore; VID Specialized University
Klaasen, John; VID Specialized University
Lightfoot, Sheryl; University of British Columbia
Lindmark, Daniel; Umeå University
MacDonald, David B; University of Guelph
Nordquist, Kjell-Åke; University College Stockholm
Quinn, Joanna R; University of Western Ontario
Sara, Mikkel N; Sámi University of Applied Sciences
Shaffer, Elizabeth; University of British Columbia
Sjöberg, Lovisa M; Sámi University of Applied Sciences
Skum, Line M; VID Specialized University
Thesnaar, Christoffel H; Stellenbosch University
Verwoerd, Wilhelm; Stellenbosch University
Wale, Kim; Stellenbosch University
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| Description |
Conflict in its various manifestations continues to be a defining feature in many places throughout the world. In an attempt to address such conflict, various forms of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) have been introduced to facilitate the transition from social conflict to a new dispensation. The introduction and subsequent proceedings of TRCs in South Africa, Canada and Norway are widely regarded as good examples of this approach. Against this background, a number of researchers from VID Specialized University and the University of the Western Cape had an exploratory meeting in Oslo in 2018, where the possibility of a joint research project under the broad theme of ‘discourses on reconciliation’ was first discussed. This led to two further research symposia in Cape Town and Tromsø in 2019. With the inclusion of specialists working on the Canadian Truth and Reconciliation process, these meetings demonstrated common ground and a shared understanding of the issues at stake. Moreover, it pointed to the differences between the South African, Canadian and Norwegian Commissions. In comparing the South African, Canadian and Norwegian experiences, researchers identified that these countries were, in fact, at different stages of their respective truth and reconciliation processes. This has prompted scholars to revisit and problematise these processes in relation to ongoing societal challenges. In all cases, it is quite apparent that reconciliation between individuals and groups remains a significant challenge.
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