Governments increasingly offer or demand apologies for past human rights abuses, and it is widely believed that such expressions of contrition are necessary to

This book looks into the role and effects of public apologies in international relations. It focuses on two major questions - why and when do states issue apolo

Apologia Politica defines and explores the nature of public apology, or what Nicholas Tavuchis calls 'an apology from the many to the many.' Focusing on collect

This multi-disciplinary collection examines the recent wave of political apologies for acts of past injustice.

Taking a comparative approach and bringing together perspectives from Japan, China, Korea, and Taiwan, this volume considers former Japanese prime minister Tomi