The Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies, The Institute of African Studies, and the International Conflict Resolution specialization at the School of International and Public Affairs present:

“Reflections from the Field: Understanding Violence, Justice and Conflict Transformation in Sierra Leone”

The authors will discuss their research on Sierra Leone, which have led to the books, Evaluating Transitional Justice: Accountability and Peacebuilding in Post-Conflict Sierra Leonehttp://www.palgrave.com/us/book/9781137468215, Rebels in a Rotten State: Understanding Atrocity in the Sierra Leone War, http://www.hurstpublishers.com/book/understanding-atrocity-in-the-sierra-leone-civil-war/, and the forthcoming Competing Memories: Truth and Reconciliation in Sierra Leone and Peru http://admin.cambridge.org/academic/subjects/politics-international-relations/comparative-politics/competing-memories-truth-and-reconciliation-sierra-leone-and-peru?format=HB

The discussion will be moderated by Institute member Severine Autesserre.