PublicationsResearchCorrectional Services, Transitional Justice, Truth CommissionsCommunity Policing, Human Rights and the Truth and Reconciliation CommissionThis paper discusses some of the ways that the police services can effectively transform in the post-apartheid period and lead South Africa towards a truly democratic and peaceful future. Read More Monique MarksJuly 25, 1995
PublicationsResearchPsychosocial Support, Reconciliation, Transitional JusticeDealing with the Past and the Psychology of Reconciliation: The Truth and Reconciliation Commission, a Psychological PerspectiveThis paper focuses on the potentially numerous traumatised individuals who will come in contact with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). It focuses exclusively on the psychological implications of the TRC and the process of truth recovery. Read More Brandon HamberJune 27, 1995
PublicationsResearchTransitional Justice, Violence in Transition"We Are Fighting for the Liberation of Our People": Justifications of Violence by Activist Youth in Diepkloof, SowetoWhile many may argue that violence of any sort is reprehensible, this paper has an underlying premise that collective violence is generally a form of collective action used as a last resort by actors of social movements who believe their grievances have not, or cannot, be dealt with through other methods of collective action. Collective violence, this paper contends, cannot be seen as separate from other forms of collective action; it often arises when more peaceful forms of protest fail, and intensifies in response to the repressive actions of the state. Read More Monique MarksMarch 17, 1995
PublicationsResearchCorrectional Services, Criminal Justice, Transitional JusticeUnfinished Business: Problems in Our Prisons ContinuePrisons are a vital part of the criminal justice system often overlooked in the struggle for peace and stability. This article considers the many issues which remain unresolved despite the protests and severe destruction caused by the prison riots in 1994. Read More Amanda DisselFebruary 3, 1995
PublicationsResearchReconciliation, Transitional JusticeThe Role of Culture in the Process of Reconciliation in South AfricaThis paper underlines how reconciliation needs dialogue at all levels of society, and the arts can facilitate that dialogue. Read More Zakes MdaNovember 30, 1994
PublicationsResearchTransitional Justice, Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Truth Commissions"Truth, Dare or Promise": Civil Society and the Proposed Commission on Truth and ReconciliationThis paper is concerned with the seemingly imminent issue of legislation to establish a Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa, and with the related controversial issues of indemnification of past human rights perpetrators and public access to information relating to these abuses during the apartheid era, as well as during the subsequent negotiation period. Read More Graeme SimpsonAugust 18, 1994
