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Truth And Reconciliation Commissions: The Road To Democracy And Rule Of Law?, Julie Ann Keil
Truth And Reconciliation Commissions: The Road To Democracy And Rule Of Law?, Julie Ann Keil
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TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSIONS: THE ROAD TO DEMOCRACY AND RULE OF LAW?
by
JULIE A. KEIL
December 2014
Advisor: Dr. Sharon Lean
Major: Political Science
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy
Every year millions of dollars are spent on Truth and Reconciliation Commissions (TRC) designed to bring about post-conflict resolutions in states through a formal process. This paper explores the major TRCs comparatively to assess the relationship between TRCs and the growth of democracy and rule of law in post conflict societies and compares that performance to a control group of states that experienced a conflict but did not conduct a TRC. …