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Reconciliation should be conceived as an overarching approach to conflict resolution that focuses on processes of rebuilding relationships, states Martin Leiner. Its goal is to create ‘normal’ and trusting, and if possible, ‘good’ and peaceful relationships. Leiner defends reconciliation as an alternative approach to conflict resolution against four criticisms. These points of critique include debates on the sources of reconciliation, on whether reconciliation might be considered more appropriately as a mechanism or as an approach, on whether reconciliation is an idealistic goal or a process, and on the right timing for reconciliation processes to begin. Leiner outlines how reconciliation as a long-term project can in fact work by naming justice, truth, and resilience as fundamental components of reconciliation processes.
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Leiner, M. (2018). Conclusion: From Conflict Resolution to Reconciliation. In: Leiner, M., Schliesser, C. (eds) Alternative Approaches in Conflict Resolution . Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58359-4_17
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