ABSTRACT
We start with the very simple proposition that a peace agreement is only one element in a larger process that may not alter the basic nature of a long and profoundly bitter conflict. It is particularly challenging for political leadership to recognize that, with changing needs and priorities, interests must be redefined and revisioned and that they need to engage in a newly institutionalized and accelerated joint learning process (Rothstein 1999). They should realize, too, that the creation of new structures and new arrangements may not be a sufficient condition for settling with the past; and that relationships between victim/ survivor and perpetrator need to be addressed (Asmal 1992).
