When Truth Commission Models Travel: Explaining the Norwegian Case
This article explores ‘late justice’ in the context of settler democracies with a history of racism, using Norway as a case study. It examines the background for the Norwegian Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), established by the Norwegian Parliament in 2018 to investigate the consequences o...
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ftcmi:oai:open.cmi.no:11250/3050845 2023-05-15T18:10:50+02:00 When Truth Commission Models Travel: Explaining the Norwegian Case Skaar Elin 2023-01-01 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3050845 https://doi.org/10.1093/ijtj/ijac027 eng eng International Journal of Transitional Justice 2 February 2023 International Journal of Transitional Justice vol. 00 no. 2 February 2023 https://www.cmi.no/publications/8696-when-truth-commission-models-travel-explaining-the-norwegian-case oai:www.cmi.no:8696 in International Journal of Transitional Justice vol. 00 no. 2 February 2023 pp. 1-18 https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3050845 https://doi.org/10.1093/ijtj/ijac027 Truth Commission Reconciliation Sami Kven Assimilation Norway Journal article Peer reviewed 2023 ftcmi https://doi.org/10.1093/ijtj/ijac027 2023-02-15T23:41:49Z This article explores ‘late justice’ in the context of settler democracies with a history of racism, using Norway as a case study. It examines the background for the Norwegian Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), established by the Norwegian Parliament in 2018 to investigate the consequences of historical and ongoing assimilation of the indigenous Sami people and two national minorities. I argue that although the Norwegian TRC was established in direct response to an initiative from the Sami Parliament, its successful creation was a result of political negotiations involving a series of actors, including Sami activists, mainstream politicians and various interest organizations. The protagonists pushing for a truth commission were in turn encouraged and inspired by a global focus on transitional justice, truth commissions and indigenous rights. Based on a desk study, interviews and media reports, and applying a theoretical framework emphasizing agency and norm diffusion, I argue that while the Norwegian TRC has explicitly used truth commissions elsewhere in the world – particularly the Canadian TRC – as models, it is quite unique in terms of mandate and design. Article in Journal/Newspaper sami CMI Open Research Archive (Chr. Michelsens Institutt) Norway International Journal of Transitional Justice |
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This article explores ‘late justice’ in the context of settler democracies with a history of racism, using Norway as a case study. It examines the background for the Norwegian Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), established by the Norwegian Parliament in 2018 to investigate the consequences of historical and ongoing assimilation of the indigenous Sami people and two national minorities. I argue that although the Norwegian TRC was established in direct response to an initiative from the Sami Parliament, its successful creation was a result of political negotiations involving a series of actors, including Sami activists, mainstream politicians and various interest organizations. The protagonists pushing for a truth commission were in turn encouraged and inspired by a global focus on transitional justice, truth commissions and indigenous rights. Based on a desk study, interviews and media reports, and applying a theoretical framework emphasizing agency and norm diffusion, I argue that while the Norwegian TRC has explicitly used truth commissions elsewhere in the world – particularly the Canadian TRC – as models, it is quite unique in terms of mandate and design. |
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International Journal of Transitional Justice 2 February 2023 International Journal of Transitional Justice vol. 00 no. 2 February 2023 https://www.cmi.no/publications/8696-when-truth-commission-models-travel-explaining-the-norwegian-case oai:www.cmi.no:8696 in International Journal of Transitional Justice vol. 00 no. 2 February 2023 pp. 1-18 https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3050845 https://doi.org/10.1093/ijtj/ijac027 |
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