The Limits of Transition: The South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission 20 Years on

Download or read book The Limits of Transition: The South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission 20 Years on written by Mia Swart and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2017-08-28 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission was a noble attempt to begin to address the continuing traumatic legacy of Apartheid. This interdisciplinary collection critiques the work of the TRC 20 years since its establishment. Taking the paralysing political and social crises of the mid-1990s in South Africa as starting point, the book contains a collection of responses to the TRC that considers the notions of crisis, judgment and social justice. It asks whether the current political and social crises in South Africa are linked to the country’s post-apartheid transitional mechanisms, specifically, the TRC. The fact that the material conditions of the lives of many Apartheid victims have not improved, forms a major theme of the book. Collectively, the book considers the ‘unfinished business’ of the TRC.