Ebook: Reconciliation(s): Transitional Justice in Postconflict Societies

The transformation of conflict and postconflict societies through transitional justice is now recognized as vital to the process of peacebuilding, with mechanisms such as trials, truth commissions, and apologies seen as essential for effecting societal change. It is widely argued that "reconciliation" is a key element of this process, yet both scholars and practitioners are unclear as to what the concept is or how the process works.