Selective Tendency of Targets of Political Apology: Collective Shame vs. Collective Guilt

• In Event: Conflict & Human Rights

Brief Overview

What drives states’ selectivity of political apology across human rights violations? We argue collective guilt drives states to apologize for non-gendered war crimes, while collective shame makes states distance themselves from sexual war crimes.

Authors

• Yoonsoo Kim, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

• Jiyoon Kim, Ohio State University-Main Campus