When Are Governments Inclined to Apologize for Genocide? The Relationships between Episodes of Mass Killing, Transitional Justice, and Governmental Apologies

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Brief Overview

Drawing on research about mass killing and transitional justice, this paper argues that mass killing that occurs within civil wars are more likely to be followed by transitional justice agreements, but less likely to be followed by an apology.

Author

• Petra Hendrickson, Northern Michigan University