ABSTRACT

The final chapter combines the results of the analysis on the community level with patterns found on the individual level. This multi-level comparison allows a broader discussion of the findings and the connection to other studies. While it is common sense that the form of implementation of transitional justice measures has implications as to their impact, I will focus on the importance of its perception for the success of transitional justice measures. I offer a methodological framework to assess this perception in other cases. The newly introduced quasi-experimental research design will be reflected. Following, I argue that transitional justice measures should not be overrated and other social, political, and economic processes have to be included in our analyses. This book concludes with this discussion of the ambiguity of truth and reparations, its limits but also the possibilities of transitional justice.