Scholars have long been interested in understanding the functions and efficacy of Truth Reconciliation Commissions (TRCs) promoting post-conflict justice reconciliation, particularly countries emerging from violent conflict. However, less well understood is how issues autonomy independence commissioners condition TRCs. In joining this debate, I contend that why certain people are selected to be...

The same dilemma remains for those in Northern Ireland today who genuinely want peace, reconciliation, and stability, but who at the same time see in what is termed the peace process, if not deceit, then much glossing over, a lot of ambiguity, and a deal of bad history. In 1921 the new institutions in Northern Ireland, the regional government and Parliament began life under the fiercest onslaug...

This article argues for the necessity of an approach to diaconal work that can best be defined as active and sustainable peacebuilding reconciliation toward social transformation. It explores ways in which a diaconia specifically informed by justice peace perspectives, called “justpeace-diaconia” author, should serve entry point engagement into complex dynamics towards Canadian context, deepene...

Mozambique has faced several cycles of violent conflict and decades peace negotiations resulting in three main agreements: the 1992 General Peace Agreement, 2014 Cessation Military Hostilities 2019 Maputo Accord for Reconciliation. This chapter will examine adaptive nature 2013–2019 process while extracting key factors strategies that enabled signature a new agreement on August 6, 2019. Adaptiv...