1st Edition

Gender and Political Apology When the Patriarchal State Says “Sorry”

By Emma Dolan Copyright 2022
172 Pages
by Routledge

172 Pages
by Routledge

172 Pages
by Routledge

This book provides a much-needed gendered reading to the increasingly important practice of political apology. Engaging in depth with two cases of interstate apologies for conflict-related sexual violence – Japan’s apologies for the South Korean "comfort women" and US apologies for the Abu Ghraib scandal – the author argues that political apologies are particularly "excitable" or uncontrollable... Read more

1. Introduction

2. The ‘Liberal’ Apology and Gender

3. ‘Excitable’ Apologies

4. Political Apology, Recognition, and ‘Legitimate’ Gendered Victimhood

5. The ‘Comfort Women’ and Apologies for Sexual Slavery

6. The Abu Ghraib Scandal and Apologies Within the Global War on Terror

7. Gendered Apologies: Conclusion

Biography

Emma Dolan is a lecturer in Peace and Development Studies in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at the University of Limerick, Ireland. Her work is primarily concerned with themes of gender, peace, and conflict studies including political apologies, sexual violence, war commemoration, justice, and emotion. Her work has been published in such journals as International Feminist Journal of Politics and Gender, Place and Culture.