Truth and Reconciliation in Comparative Perspective: Transitional Justice in the Settler Colonial Contexts of Canada and Perú

Andersen, Danielle Marie

Truth and Reconciliation in Comparative Perspective: Transitional Justice in the Settler Colonial Contexts of Canada and Perú

dc.contributor.advisor	Rice, Roberta
dc.contributor.author	Andersen, Danielle Marie
dc.contributor.committeemember	Rice, Roberta
dc.contributor.committeemember	Policzer, Pablo
dc.contributor.committeemember	Hiebert, Maureen S.
dc.date	2025-06
dc.date.accessioned	2025-02-06T18:10:36Z
dc.date.available	2025-02-06T18:10:36Z
dc.date.issued	2025-01-21
dc.description.abstract	This thesis aims to address and understand the major themes of Reconciliation in Canada and Peru, focusing on their respective Truth and Reconciliation Commissions (TRCs). Transitional Justice is utilized as a framework to give understanding of what Reconciliation is and the tools typically used to achieve it and examines the unique historical, social, and political contexts of both countries. Ultimately this thesis identifies the political isolation and lack of Government support for Indigenous institutions as major challenges toward reconciliation in each case. In order to understand the groundwork leading to this political isolation the thesis delves into the historical legacies of colonialism and systemic violence, such as Canada's residential school system and Peru's internal conflict involving Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path), both of which specifically impacted Indigenous populations. The findings reveal that both nations face significant barriers to reconciliation, in regard to weak Government support for Indigenous institutions and shows evidence that the weak formal institutions in Peru has resulted in Indigenous institutions not being supported due to their substitutionary role. Whereas the strong formal institutions in Canada have resulted in Indigenous institutions not being supported due to their competitive role. The study creates a conversation surrounding institutional design and differing paths towards reconciliation providing evidence that the strong formal institutions of the Canadian state as resulted in a top-down pathway to Reconciliation. Whereas the weak formal institutions of Peru have resulted in a bottom-up pathway. Based on these findings the thesis concludes by advocating for a hybrid model that combines top-down and bottom-up reconciliation efforts to address these deep-rooted issues.
dc.identifier.citation	Andersen, D. M. (2024). Truth and reconciliation in comparative perspective: transitional justice in the settler colonial contexts of Canada and Perú (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1880/120611
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher.faculty	Graduate Studies
dc.publisher.institution	University of Calgary
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dc.subject	Indigenous
dc.subject	Reconciliation
dc.subject	Transitional Justice
dc.subject	Sendero Luminoso
dc.subject	Canada
dc.subject	Peru
dc.subject.classification	Education--Social Sciences
dc.subject.classification	History--Canadian
dc.subject.classification	History--Latin American
dc.title	Truth and Reconciliation in Comparative Perspective: Transitional Justice in the Settler Colonial Contexts of Canada and Perú
dc.type	master thesis
thesis.degree.discipline	Political Science
thesis.degree.grantor	University of Calgary
thesis.degree.name	Master of Arts (MA)
ucalgary.thesis.accesssetbystudent	I do not require a thesis withhold – my thesis will have open access and can be viewed and downloaded publicly as soon as possible.