This report forms part of a previous research project of the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) aimed at a comprehensive analysis of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) process in South Africa. This study concentrates on…
This booklet was funded by International Development Research Centre (IDRC). The Violence and Transition Series is a product of an extensive research project conducted by the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) into the nature and extent…
The research, on which this report is based, focused on the creation process, the intervention activities and subsequent changes that The Centre for Ubuntu (formerly the Religious Response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission) initiative has undergone since its formation…
The aim of this report is to examine the 'Healing of Memories' (HOM) process as one intervention in the larger discourse around truth and reconciliation in South Africa since 1994 until today. HOM workshops present one of the few institutionalised…
Based primarily on the South African experience, this discussion paper will attempt to offer a broad analysis of some of the key challenges faced by societies emerging from intense conflict, or making the often painful transition from autocratic rule to…
In this presentation, Graeme Simpson addresses some of the simplistic myths about solutions to social conflict, and then reflects on problems that he has experienced with aid efforts organised by the international community, through the United Nations. He does this by focusing on Bosnia. The second part of his presentation addresses what he sees as the flawed assumptions that often underlie the emphasis on economic reconstruction in the wake of war and conflict.