scholarly journals The preconditions for reconciliation

Temida ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 51-52
Author(s):  
Vehid Sehic
Keyword(s):  
Former Yugoslavia ◽  
Truth And Reconciliation

In this paper preconditions for reconciliation on the territory of the former Yugoslavia, primarily in BiH, are explored. In addition, ideas about the ways for starting and leading process of truth and reconciliation are examined as well.

scholarly journals Denial, acknowledgement and reconciliation

Temida ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 9-13
Author(s):  
Ruth Jamieson
Keyword(s):  
Recent Work ◽  
Former Yugoslavia ◽  
Truth And Reconciliation ◽  
Potential Basis ◽  
S Model ◽  
Mainstream Culture

This paper examines the recent work of professor Stanley Cohen on `states of denial? and will pay specific attention to his explication of the ways in which the concepts of denial and acknowledgement have been deployed in both mainstream culture and official discourses on truth and reconciliation. The paper tries to assess the extent to which Cohen?s model of denial and acknowledgement offers a potential basis for facilitating reconciliation in the former Yugoslavia. Particular attention will be paid to Cohen?s argument about the dangers inherent in the ?over-acknowledgement? of past suffering.

Crimes and Accountability in Shakespeare

1998 ◽  
Vol 92 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theodor Meron
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Truth And Reconciliation Commission ◽  
Former Yugoslavia ◽  
Final Solution ◽  
The South ◽  
Reconciliation Commission ◽  
High Ranking ◽  
Truth And Reconciliation ◽  
The Holocaust

Accountability for crimes, a theme central to Shakespeare’s plays, is also extraordinarily pertinent to our times. Newspapers have reported on the care taken by the leaders of the former Yugoslavia to order atrocities against “enemy” populations only in the most indirect and euphemistic way. Even the Nazi leaders constantly resorted to euphemisms in referring to the Holocaust. No explicit written order from Hitler to carry out the final solution has ever been found. At the height of their power, the Nazis treated the data on the killing of Jews as top secret. Similarly, a high-ranking member of the former security police told the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission that written instructions to kill antiapartheid activists were never given; squad members who carried out the killings simply got “a nod of the head or a wink-wink kind of attitude.”

scholarly journals Which model of truth and reconciliation applies to former Yugoslavia?: Some thoughts on the closing panel discussion

Temida ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 87-90
Author(s):  
Jelena Tosic
Keyword(s):  
Panel Discussion ◽  
Former Yugoslavia ◽  
Hierarchical Analysis ◽  
Truth And Reconciliation ◽  
Key Dimensions ◽  
Argumentative Structure

This paper represents a reflection on the final panel discussion of the conference "Which Model of Truth and Reconciliation applies to ex-Yugoslavia?". By the means of sequential and hierarchical analysis of the argumentative structure of the discussion, the author ?extracts? key dimensions of the expert discourse on truth and reconciliation using the case of the mentioned panel discussion. By identifying the points of consensus the author seeks to describe the notion of truth and reconciliation as it emerged in the closing panel discussion of the conference.

scholarly journals Picturing truth and reconciliation

Temida ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 73-76
Author(s):  
Marian Liebmann
Keyword(s):  
Former Yugoslavia ◽  
Vulnerable Group ◽  
Truth And Reconciliation ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Future

This is an account of the workshop run at the conference Truth and reconciliation in the former Yugoslavia: Where are we now and where to go? Even in such a short workshop, it seemed that it was possible to share difficult areas of the past, and move on to looking at hopes for the future. The use of art materials seemed to facilitate the expression of aspects difficult to put into words. There seems to be potential for extending this method. Yet it is not without its dangers, if used with a vulnerable group of people, or in an insecure situation, or in an insensitive way. It could open doors which are difficult to shut again. The ability of art to bring up memories and emotions is both its strength and its risk.

scholarly journals Association joint action for truth and reconciliation: Activities in 2006 and plans for the future

Temida ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 43-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vesna Nikolic-Ristanovic ◽  
Danijela Bjelic
Keyword(s):  
Joint Action ◽  
Former Yugoslavia ◽  
Mutual Support ◽  
Third Way ◽  
The Public ◽  
Truth And Reconciliation ◽  
Resource Center ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
The Future ◽  
Social Visibility

In this paper the detailed overview of 2006 activities of Association Joint action FOR truth and reconciliation, as well as main directions of its expected actions in 2007, is given. During 2006 the activities of the Association were primarily oriented toward its own development, including defining aims and basic values, as well as empowerment and mutual support of its members. The second part of activities was oriented to the public promotion of the idea of "third way" and the Association itself. Activities in 2006 included: activities oriented toward development of Association, development of resource center and research, activities in direction of increasing social visibility of Association, as well as activities oriented toward development of cooperation and promotion of "third way" in other parts of the former Yugoslavia. .

The ICTY, Truth, and Reconciliation

2020 ◽  
pp. 583-600
Author(s):  
Janine Natalya Clark
Keyword(s):  
International Criminal ◽  
International Criminal Tribunal ◽  
Former Yugoslavia ◽  
Human Suffering ◽  
Truth And Reconciliation ◽  
War Criminals

Exploring the question of whether the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia’s (ICTY) work has contributed to inter-ethnic reconciliation in the former Yugoslavia, this inter-disciplinary chapter adopts a novel perspective by extending the purview beyond factual truths. It focuses on meta-normative truths. These higher-level truths are not about who did what to whom, but about human suffering and the (im)morality of particular behaviours and conduct in war. Precisely because they transcend ethnic belonging, these truths provide a stronger basis for building reconciliation than frequently-contentious factual truths. The chapter maintains that meta-normative truths have the greatest potential to alter localized meta-affective contexts that fuel denial, support for convicted war criminals and the persistence of competing ethnic narratives. Although the Tribunal has now completed its mandate, it can indirectly contribute to inter-ethnic reconciliation if the meta-normative truths implicit in its work are given more attention and actively utilized in reconciliation efforts.

scholarly journals What about men? Towards a critical interrogation of sexual violence against men in global politics

2019 ◽  
Vol 95 (6) ◽  
pp. 1271-1287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula Drumond
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Violence ◽  
International Criminal ◽  
International Criminal Tribunal ◽  
Truth And Reconciliation Commission ◽  
Global Politics ◽  
Former Yugoslavia ◽  
Archival Research ◽  
Reconciliation Commission ◽  
Truth And Reconciliation ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract In recent years, debates around sexual violence against men (SVAM) started to gain momentum in policy and research. Yet, the conceptualization and empirical identification of SVAM became a matter of political contestation, with incidents often being depicted through de-sexualized labels such as ‘inhumane acts’ and ‘cruel treatment’. The fluidity of sexual meanings surrounding these episodes highlights the intricate relationship between ‘sex’ and ‘violence’: Do we always already know what sexual violence is? What does the language of sexual violence obscure, flatten and trivialize? This contribution draws on Marysia Zalewski's interventions to interrogate concepts and framings commonly used to ‘read’ episodes of sexual violence against men. In particular, it follows Zalewski and Runyan's efforts to ‘unthink’ what we ‘know’ and how we ‘know’ sexual violence against men in global politics, while interrogating the relationship between sex and violence in particular performances of bodily violence. The analysis draws on extensive archival research conducted in the files of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and of the Peruvian Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Surveyed documents include records and proceedings, such as trial transcripts and statements of victims and witnesses involved in incidents of violence against men during the conflicts in former Yugoslavia and Peru.

scholarly journals Memory, historical responsibility, truth and justice: The Balkan wars

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-60
Author(s):  
Anthony Oberschall
Keyword(s):  
Truth And Reconciliation Commission ◽  
Former Yugoslavia ◽  
Internally Displaced Persons ◽  
Displaced Persons ◽  
Historical Events ◽  
Reconciliation Commission ◽  
Internally Displaced ◽  
Truth And Reconciliation ◽  
Historical Responsibility ◽  
Balkan Wars

In 1998, during a fieldtrip in the former Yugoslavia, I interviewed membersof associations of internally displaced persons (IDPs). They were petitioning theauthorities to recover their homes and properties because they wanted to “go home”.They also wanted the truth told about their families, communities and the war.They presented me with photos of houses or farms, anonymous letters threateningthem if they would not leave, photos of missing family members and legal papers.And they wanted justice. They wanted that those responsible for killing their kinand neighbors and driving them from their homes should be punished. Based onthese and other experiences I investigate four institutions designed to learn the truthabout contested historical events and their interpretation: the international criminaltribunal, the truth and reconciliation commission, the outsider commission, andpolitical agreement between adversaries.

scholarly journals Research about the most adequate forms of remembering the past and ways of establishing trust in the former Yugoslavia

Temida ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-71
Author(s):  
Nikola Petrovic
Keyword(s):  
Former Yugoslavia ◽  
Member States ◽  
Truth And Reconciliation ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Past

The results of three action studies conducted by the Victimiology Society of Serbia with the aim to raise awareness of Serbian citizens about truth and reconciliation, as well as to examine the attitudes of citizens about the best forms of remembering the past and ways of establishing trust between the different political and ideological groups in Serbia and between the citizens of the member states of the former Yugoslavia, will be presented in this paper. The research was carried out in the period 2002-2010. The first analysis was done on the questionnaires gathered in the period 2002-2004, the second for the period 2004-2009 and the third research was conducted in 2010. A total of 325 filled questionnaires were collected and 3031 informational brochures were handed out. Awareness of the citizens about this issue was raised, and a large number of useful suggestions about the best forms of remembering the past and ways of regaining trust were gathered.

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