Truth commissions (TCs) are increasingly common after conflict and authoritarian rule, yet we know little about the different ways they are being used. Despite recent efforts to bridge conceptual gaps and resolve disagreement over the universe of cases, TCs are notoriously undertheorised and proponents have yet to answer why their record is so inconsistent. Through developing a typological approach to TCs, the article lays the groundwork for exploring the forms they need to take to have an impact. It argues for a more nuanced understanding of the term that captures both the breadth of current practice and recasts conceptual debates on the spectrum of design options that are available to policymakers but are often overlooked. The findings are important as they offer a first set of impressions on emerging spatial and temporal patterns and trends that are developing due to the purported transnational diffusion and social learning of ideas about TCs.

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强制真相：真相委员会设计的模式和趋势

在冲突和专制统治之后，真相委员会 (TC) 变得越来越普遍，但我们对它们的不同使用方式知之甚少。尽管最近努力弥合概念分歧和解决案件范围内的分歧，但众所周知，TC 理论不足，支持者尚未回答为什么他们的记录如此不一致。通过开发 TC 的类型学方法，本文为探索他们需要采取的形式来产生影响奠定了基础。它主张对该术语进行更细致入微的理解，该术语既涵盖当前实践的广度，又重新讨论了政策制定者可用但经常被忽视的设计选项范围的概念辩论。