Chapter 2. Speaking Truth to Power? The Politics of Truth Commissions

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction 1
4. Part I. Truth, Power, and Legitimation in Truth Commission Processes
5. Introduction to Part I 21
6. Chapter 1. Definition and Conceptual History of Truth Commissions: What Are They? What Have They Become? 23
7. Chapter 2. Speaking Truth to Power? The Politics of Truth Commissions 44
8. Chapter 3. One Truth Among Others? Truth Commissions’ Struggle for Truth and Memory 62
9. Part II. Zooming In: Political and Social Change Through Truth Commissions
10. Introduction to Part II 85
11. Chapter 4. Truth Commission Impact: An Assessment of How Commissions Influence Politics and Society 87
12. Chapter 5. Explaining Variation in Truth Commission Impact (I): Chile and Peru 114
13. Chapter 6. Explaining Variation in Truth Commission Impact (II): Evidence from Thirteen Countries 148
14. Chapter 7. Comparing Truth Commissions’ Memory Narratives: Chile and Peru 185
15. Part III. Zooming Out: Coming to Terms with the Past Through Truth Commissions
16. Introduction to Part III 207
17. Chapter 8. Nation and (Its New) Narration: A Critical Reading of Truth Commissions 209
18. Conclusion 228
19. Notes 239
20. Bibliography 279
21. Index 299
22. Acknowledgments 313