Guilty Consciences: Unprovoked Admissions of Genocide Culpability

• In Event: After War: Reconciliation, Peacebuilding, Reintegration

Brief Overview

We have seen France, Germany, and Canada accept responsibility for past crimes against humanity without extreme international pressure. What factors cause a state to spontaneously admit culpability to a historical genocide?

Authors

• Damir Kovacevic, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

• Martin Claar, Loyola University Chicago