Truth Commissions
Author | : Onur Bakiner |
Publisher | : University of Pennsylvania Press |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 2016-01-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780812247626 |
ISBN-13 | : 0812247620 |
Rating | : 4/5 (620 Downloads) |
Download or read book Truth Commissions written by Onur Bakiner and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2016-01-15 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Onur Bakiner evaluates the success of truth commissions in promoting political, judicial, and social change. He argues that even when commissions produce modest change as a result of political constraints, they open new avenues for human rights activism and transform public discourses on memory, truth, justice, and reconciliation.