Between Western theory and local practice
Cultural impediments to truth-telling in Sierra Leone
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| ID | 5772992 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Gearoid Millar (0000-0002-0069-9742, Radboud University Nijmegen, autor correspondente) |
| Ano | 2011 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Fascículo | 2 |
| Páginas | 177-199 |
| Data de publicação | 2011-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | Conflict Resolution Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 1536-5581 • E-ISSN: 1541-1508 |
| Editora | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/crq.20041 |
| OpenAlex | W2060827121 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citações recebidas | 23 |
| Referências citadas | 76 |
Although truth commissions are thought to provide healing and justice in postwar situations, some scholars worry that such mechanisms emerge from Western theories that may be inapplicable in many cultural settings. Based on an ethnographic study of local experiences of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission for Sierra Leone, this article describes how local cultural dynamics determine whether truth-telling is experienced as predicted by peacebuilding theory. This article argues that the variability of such dynamics, which create unique local conceptual constructs and norms, often militates against the application of truth-telling processes, and that this was clearly the case in Sierra Leone
Peacebuilding · Representation · Transitional justice · Truth telling · Worry · Cambodian History and Society · Peacebuilding and International Security · Political Conflict and Governance
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| Citações por ano | 1,64 |
| Intervalo de citações | 2012 - 2026 (15) |
| Velocidade de citação | current |
| Altamente citado | Não |
| Tipos de citação | Neutras: 23 |