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Human Rights Archives and Research on Historical Memory: Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay∗
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 October 2022
Abstract
This research note discusses an emerging subfield of inquiry in the study of democratization in Latin America: a focus on the relationships between past human rights abuses and democratization processes. It outlines four sets of questions emerging around the themes of “historical memory” and “legacies of authoritarian rule.” The study then examines documentary collections of major human rights nongovernmental organizations (HRNGOs) in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay. The purpose of this endeavor is to provide researchers interested in studying the four issues with specific information on documents produced and currently held by the HRNGOs in the Southern Cone. The essay examines seven HRNGOs in Chile, ten in Argentina, and four in Uruguay, and ends with practical hints for researchers who wish to use these resources.
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Institutional support for research and writing was provided by the Andean and Southern Cone Office of the Ford Foundation. For reading and commenting on this article in a slightly different form, I would like to thank Dan Hazen, Priscilla Hayner, Deborah Jakubs, Peter Johnson, Elizabeth Lira, Steve Stern, Michael Shifter, Alex Wilde, and those who attended the special session on the subject at the Authoritarian Legacies Working Group. It was organized by the Institute for Latin American and Iberian Studies at Columbia University and held 27–29 August 1998 at the Universidad Torcuato di Tella in Buenos Aires.
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