TY  - JOUR
AB  - Post-conflict societies which have achieved a cessation of violence and embarked on a political conflict transformation process cannot in the long-term avoid a process of dealing with the past. Case studies of South Africa and Northern Ireland confirm this normative claim, showing that within the post-war society as a whole a social consensus on how to “understand” and “recognize” the use of violence that occurred during the conflict is necessary: understanding the other’s “understanding” of violence. A mutual understanding must be reached that both sides fought a campaign that was just and legitimate from their own perspective. The morality of the “other’s violence” has to be recognized.
DA  - 2009-05-01
DO  - 10.4119/ijcv-2796
LA  - eng
IS  - 1
M2  - 107
PY  - 2009-05-01
SN  - 1864-1385
SP  - 107-123
T2  - International Journal of Conflict and Violence (IJCV)
TI  - Understanding the Other’s “Understanding” of Violence: Legitimacy, Recognition, and the Challenge of Dealing with the Past in Divided Societies
UR  - https://doi.org/10.4119/ijcv-2796
Y2  - 2024-11-22T06:15:53
ER  -