On the Uses and Abuses of Political Apologies

Examining the complex nature of state apologies for past injustices, this probes the various functions they fulfil within contemporary democracies. Cutting-edge theoretical and empirical research and insightful philosophical analyses are supplemented by real-life case studies, providing a normative and balanced account of states saying 'sorry'.

Danielle Celermajer, University of Sydney, Australia Michael Cunningham, University of Wolverhampton, UK Stefan Engert, J. W. Goethe University Frankfurt/Main, Germany Juan Espindola, National University of Mexico Neil FunkUnrau, Menno Simons College, Canada Cindy Holder, University of Victoria, Canada MichelAndré Horelt, LudwigMaximiliansUniversity of Munich, Germany Alice MacLachlan, York University, Canada Melissa Nobles, Massachusetts Insitute of Technology, USA Nina Schneider, University of Konstanz, Germany Nick Smith, University of New Hampshire, USA