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Der Stachel der Wahrheit: zur Geschichte und Zukunft der Wahrheitskommission in Lateinamerika

Thorny truth: on history and future of truth commissions in Latin America
[journal article]

Oettler, Anika

Abstract

"Die Geschichte der lateinamerikanischen Wahrheitskommissionen schreibt sich in einen transnationalen Prozess der Erfahrungsakkumulation ein. Dennoch spiegelt jede Wahrheitskommission ein spezifisches gesellschaftliches Kräfteverhältnis und eine daraus resultierende Interessenlage wider. Die Autorin... view more

"Die Geschichte der lateinamerikanischen Wahrheitskommissionen schreibt sich in einen transnationalen Prozess der Erfahrungsakkumulation ein. Dennoch spiegelt jede Wahrheitskommission ein spezifisches gesellschaftliches Kräfteverhältnis und eine daraus resultierende Interessenlage wider. Die Autorin analysiert die vergangenheitspolitische Praxis und Debatte in El Salvador, Guatemala, Kolumbien, Kuba, Panama und Peru, um sowohl die Verschiedenheit der Enstehungs- und Wirkungsgeschichten der Wahrheitskommissionen als auch die Ambivalenz des globalisierten Aufarbeitungsprozesses zu illustrieren." (Autorenreferat)... view less


"The history of truth commissions in Latin America is part of a transnational dialogue about transitional justice. Nevertheless, each truth commission reflects a special relation of powers and the resulting structure of interests. The author analyzes the debate on establishing truth commissions in E... view more

"The history of truth commissions in Latin America is part of a transnational dialogue about transitional justice. Nevertheless, each truth commission reflects a special relation of powers and the resulting structure of interests. The author analyzes the debate on establishing truth commissions in El Salvador, Guatemala, Colombia, Cuba, Panama, and Peru. This article discusses the diversity of reconciliation processes as well as the ambivalent transnational process of optimizing the ways of dealing with the past." (author's abstract)... view less

Keywords
Latin America; coming to terms with the past; Central America; Andean Region; reminiscence; justice; El Salvador; democratization; Peru; Guatemala; Cuba; Caribbean Region; truth; reparation; Panama; developing country; Colombia

Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture

Method
descriptive study

Document language
German

Publication Year
2004

Page/Pages
p. 93-126

Journal
Lateinamerika Analysen (2004) 9

Issue topic
Vergangenheitspolitik und Geschichtskonstruktion in Lateinamerika

ISSN
1619-1684

Status
Published Version; reviewed

Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications


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