Just Tell Them You’re Sorry! How Shaming Affects Apologies and Apology-Acceptance in International Politics

• In Event: Apologies, Memory, and Reconciliation in Foreign Policy

Brief Overview

This study conducts survey experiments in South Korea and Japan to identify the conditions under which foreign shaming can shift mass opinion in both former victim and aggressor states to be more supportive of apologies and reconciliation.

Authors

• Changwook Ju, Yale University

• Joshua Byun, Boston College