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This chapter examines a range of human rights concerns raised by issues relating to truth, reconciliation and identities in a global context. After covering the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in South Africa in some depth, this chapter analyses the TRC in order to illustrate the argument that globalization and identities are central to debates on transitional democracies, but relates the ideas and dilemmas raised into a broader field. Indeed, most of the issues highlighted about the use of truth-finding, and its consequences for identities, have a direct bearing on debates about globalization, migration and the movement of peoples, inter- and intra-state violence, social justice issues, human rights and critical theory. In this chapter ‘identities’ are framed by how individuals or collective groups perceive, and make sense of their own individuality, based on how they make sense of their ‘selves’, how they make sense of others and, of course, their reaction to how they are perceived by others.
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Stanley, E. (2001). Identities, Truth and Reconciliation in South Africa: Some International Concerns. In: Kennedy, P., Danks, C.J. (eds) Globalization and National Identities. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780333985458_11
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