After war, does truth telling lead to more peaceful attitudes
between former enemies? This book is the first to study the
over-time effect of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC)
process on people's attitudes towards peace. Focusing on the
Solomon Islands TRC process, one of the least known or studied TRC
processes in the world, and using surveys, focus groups and in
depth interviews, the book reveals some critical issues for
peacebuilding. For example, while support of the TRC was
consistently quite strong over the two years of the study, there
was a sharp decline in trust in the process as well as a
significant increase in distrust and suspicion towards
ex-combatants over the two-year period. The book shows that the
ex-combatants did not feel safe to tell the truth in the TRC and
had therefore decided beforehand what to say in the hearings. A
systematic telling of untruths thereby took place, severely
undermining relationships and peacebuilding in the country. The
book weaves the findings from the Solomon Islands with experiences
of other post-conflict truth telling process around the world, and
suggests practical guidelines for future TRC processes after war.
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