2023-2024 Catalog

SF-151 Getting Over It: Dealing With the Aftermath of Group Conflict/Mass Atrocity

Once violent conflict between two groups has ended, what is the best way to transition back to normality coming to terms with the past or simply moving on? To answer these questions we will examine the debates surrounding war crime tribunals, truth commissions, lustration policies, and reparations in the second half of the 20th century. Case studies will include post-apartheid South Africa, post-WWII Germany, and the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. We will discuss the philosophical problems raised by each of these instruments, as well as on the political, legal, and practical difficulties their implementation present. Cultural Diversity B

Credits

4