Qualitative analysis reveals how truth commissions address human rights abuses in transitional justice, suggesting a path toward epistemic injustice resolution.
Key Points
The article explores how truth commissions shape historical narratives in the context of transitional justice.
Qualitative analysis of truth commissions across four continents
Examination of curated archival records
Interviews to gather diverse perspectives
Truth commissions vary significantly in methodological approaches and historical outputs
Consensus histories produced can address epistemic injustice
Commissions play an important role in integrating excluded perspectives into national narratives