| ID | 152503 |
| Title Proper | Truth and reconciliation in Southeast Asia and the Melanesian Pacific |
| Other Title Information | potential Canadian contributions and potential lessons for Canada |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Webster, David |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Recent experiences with truth and reconciliation processes in Southeast Asia and the Southwest Pacific suggest that there is a role for historical research and memory in helping to build sustainable peace and stability in new nations—and conversely, that ignoring violent pasts undermines peacebuilding efforts. Two truth commissions have operated in this region, in Timor-Leste (East Timor) and Solomon Islands. There are also calls for truth and reconciliation processes in Indonesia at the national and local levels, including in (West) Papua. As the only Western developed country to have held a full truth commission, Canada could play a powerful role in promoting and supporting mutual dialogue on the implementation of truth and reconciliation outside its borders. We can derive both potential lessons and recommendations for Canadian action to promote truth and reconciliation processes from the cases of Indonesia, Solomon Islands, and Timor-Leste. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Journal Vol. 72, No.1; Mar 2017: p.120-130 |
| Journal Source | International Journal Vol: 72 No 1 |
| Key Words | Civil Society ; Reconciliation ; Indonesia ; Peacebuilding ; Truth commissions ; Solomon Islands ; Papua ; Timor-Leste ; Canadian Foreign Policy |