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This article examines major theoretical assumptions about forgiveness by victims of human rights abuses in the context of transitional justice in the Czech Republic. The authors hypothesize that forgiveness is facilitated by restoring equality between victims and perpetrators, namely: individual, social and political empowerment of victims; decreasing the superior position of perpetrators, especially through their punishment; and a repentant gesture of perpetrators towards victims, especially by apologizing. The results of path analysis confirm that religious belief, individual, social, and political empowerment, punishment, and apology directly promote forgiveness. This enables the authors to distinguish four types of forgiveness: religious, reparatory, retributive, and reconciliatory forgiveness. They suggest that policy interventions that promote forgiveness may not be mutually exclusive as often proposed in the dilemmas of transitional justice
Author(s): David R, Choi SYP
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Journal of Conflict Resolution
Year: 2006
Volume: 50
Issue: 3
Pages: 339-367
ISSN (print): 0022-0027
ISSN (electronic): 1552-8766
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0022002706286950
DOI: 10.1177/0022002706286950
Notes: David's contribution to this article was 60%.
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