Forgiveness and Reconciliation in Transitional Justice Practices  

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Doorn, Neelke

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Ethical Perspectives: Journal of the European Ethics Network vol. 15 no. 3 (Sep. 2008), page 381-398.
Topik: Collective forgiveness; reconciliation; transitional justice; truth commision; trust; identity-formation

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Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: EE45.13 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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In the last decades, the notions of forgiveness and reconciliation have been applied more and more in the public sphere. This paper claims that forgiveness in transitional justice practices is often difficult if not impossible to achive, and that it could generate counterproductive processes. It is unclear what 'collective forgiveness' is, if it is a realistic concpet at all. The expectation of forgiveness seems to generate much resistance, even when former oppressors take up responsibility or show regret. Often past-sensibilities are too strong, and in many victim-groups self-respect is lacking. Moreover, the role of emotions in public (and mediated) settings remains obscure. These complexities raise the question of whether forgiveness is an appropriate ideal to aim at in transitional justice practices, especially when participants are involved in attempts at reconciliation in more or less coercive ways. To give up the ideal of forgiveness, however, does not imply that reconciliation is unattainable. Alternative accounts show that reconciliation is possible, but it seems important for former victims to regain some sense of self-worth and recognition by others first. Only then people can enter in the long process of rebuilding relationships of trust with former wrongdoers.

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