Truth, Justice, Reconciliation: South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Process

A 12-episode course on the TRC

Seventh Round :SA Reconciliation Barometer Survey 2007

The seventh round of the SA Reconciliation Barometer Report is now available.

Peace in the Balance: The Crisis in Sudan. 2007

This book attempts to trace the origins of the problems, the ongoing conflicts and the huge challenges confronting the efforts to bring peace and reconciliation to Sudan. Price R120, To purchase a copy, call 021 763 7128 or info@ijr.org.za

2007 TRANSFORMATION AUDIT: LEADERSHIP AND LEGITIMACY

The IJR's fourth Transformation Audit focuses on Leadership and legitimacy, with information on trust in institutions; employment equity; higher education and social justice; and land reform. The Audit's scorecards paint a picture of exactly how far we have come in terms of economic transformation over the past year.

Building NATIONS: Transitional Justice in the African Great Lakes Region. 2006

Building NATIONS: Transitional Justice in the African Great Lakes Region: A guide to the politics of transition in the African Great Lakes region is desperately needed. Building Nations provides an uncomplicated roadmap of the prevailing political situation in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Uganda. By Charles Villa-Vicencio, Paul Nantulya and Tyrone Savage: Price R120, To purchase a copy, call 021 763 7128 or info@ijr.org.za

Stories op die wind: n Handleiding vir opvoeders van Noord-Kaapse volksverhale. 2006

THE THIRD IN A SERIES OF EXCITING RESOURCE GUIDES: STORIES OP DIE WIND – ‘n Noord-Kaapse Erfenis (Stories that float o the Wind – A Northern Cape Heritage This Resource Guide focuses folk tales as an important element of the intangible heritage of the Northern Cape and contains examples of different lesson plans to be used in the classroom. Learners from eight Northern Cape schools Kharkhams, F.J. Smit, Steinkopf, Namaqualand , Concordia, Okiep. Kakamas and Rietfontein were trained in Oral History Methodology and Techniques and Writing skills. They interviewed a number of story-tellers from their respective communities.

Stories Op Die Wind - 'n Veeltalige bloemlesing van Noord-Kaapse volksverhale

Hierdie publikasie dien as 'n gids vir opvoeders wie die volksverhale in die Stories op die wind bloemlesing gebruik in verskillende opvoedkundige kontekste.

Truth and Reconciliation in South Africa: 10 years on. 2006

Provides a realistic assessment of what a TRC can reasonably accomplish and provides an audit of the response of government and other agencies to the unfinished business of the Commission.

2005 Economic Transformation Audit: Conflict and Governance

Edited by Susan Brown, this is the second in a new series of audits published by the IJR. Contributors interrogate the manner in which South Africa's changing economy is re-shaping the political and the social landscape. Based on in-depth analysis of the data, suggestions are made for future policy development.

Pieces of the Puzzle: Keywords on Reconciliation and Transitional Justice. 2005

Pieces of the Puzzle: Keywords on Reconciliation and Transitional Justice Addressed to citizen, activist and scholar, Pieces of the Puzzle is a practical and wide-ranging guide to understanding the key social, political and cultural terms of transitional justice and reconciliation. What can a truth commission achieve? What can it not do? What is reconciliation exactly? Who benefits from restorative justice? How does the work of nation-building raise difficult questions about the dynamics of amnesty, reparation and the promotion of human rights? How do the pieces of the puzzle fit together? In this book, South African and international experts offer concise and direct replies to some of the most common questions and problems that appear when nations wracked by historical conflict begin the work of democratisation and reconstruction. Edited by Charles Villa-Vicencio and Erik Doxtader (2005) The book is available at a price of R120 from the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation or can be ordered at www.oneworldbooks.com

The Theatre of Violence: Narratives of Protagonists in the South African Conflict. 2005

This profound and deeply compassionate study aims to reach into complexities of political violence and to expand our understanding of the patterns of conflict that almost drew South Africans into a vortex disintegration during the apartheid era.

Zimbabwe: Injustice and Political Reconciliation. 2005

Zimbabwe: Injustice and Political Reconciliation A beacon of hope at independence in 1980, Zimbabwe has in recent years seen dramatic economic decline, social polarisation and a reversion to deeply entrenched patterns of coercion and authoritarianism in political life. This situation has intensified to the point of crisis, precipitating a debate that has far reaching implications for Zimbabwe, the Southern African region and the vision for the African renaissance. Zimbabwe: Injustice and Political Reconciliation offers the views of an array of Zimbabwean commentators on key areas to transition out of the crisis. Edited by Brian Raftopoulos and Tyrone Savage (March 2005) The book is available at a price of R198 from the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation or can be ordered at www.oneworldbooks.com

Constructing Sustainable Reconciliation: Land, Power, and Transitional Justice in Post-Genocide Rwanda

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Peace Beyond Justice

Work has just been completed on an IJR documentary on the Gacaca Courts institution in Rwanda. The documentary is being distributed to educational institutions in Rwanda, as a means of providing a historical record and learning tool.

SA Reconciliation Barometer Newsletter (Volume 6, Issue 1, May 2008)

Through regular audits of actual socio-political and economic transformation, bi-annual national surveys and ongoing anecdotal analysis of socio-political trends, the Reconciliation Barometer seeks to understand how far South Africa's national reconciliation process has evolved. The latest issue of the SA Reconciliation Barometer Newsletter is now available.

Stories op die Wind Teacher Guide

Stories op die Wind Anthology