Do radical anticorruption measures such as lustration reduce corruption by systematically
limiting the political participation of former authoritarian actors? While research has largely …

In this chapter, the author analyzes the assumptions, historically contextualizing the decline
of Europe. He develops the conditions for mutual learning, including the readiness to learn …

The prescription of transitional justice (TJ) has become the norm when societies emerge
from violent conflict and/or political repression. Because of the realities of most post-conflict …

This paper examines the current security-governance-development nexus, something that is
often also discussed under the concept of transitional justice (TJ). The paper analyses how …

The objective of this paper is to explore the initiatives and practices of different countries in
truth seeking. Many countries during the post-conflict, colonial, slavery, anarchical and …

Consequently, Africa has been the site of extensive conflict resolution and peacebuilding
interventions by local, national, continental, and international actors. The African Union (AU) …

The past two decades have produced a substantial body of theoretical and practical insights
into the field collectively known as post-conflict studies. Various modalities, including …

This paper discusses some of the challenges and opportunities faced by youth as active
participants in processes of postconflict justice and reconciliation in Africa. I draw on field …

In recent years, the issue of national reconciliation and transitional justice has become a
subject of varying contention and significance especially in countries emerging from deep …

This chapter begins by tracing the evolution of the growing body of African peacebuilding
scholarship and then analyzes the key trends, themes, and debates in the African scholarly …