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Hussain, Mohammad Mohsin (2022) Understanding political apologies or their lack thereof. PhD thesis, University of Warwick.
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Abstract
Existing research offers several explanations for why states apologize for past wrongdoings. However, these explanations have not been tested systematically. To fill this gap, my dissertation makes a three-fold contribution to the field. Drawing on a scholarly consensus in the field, I first propose a simple and fungible definition for identifying a political apology. Second, I use this definition to compile a new dataset that covers the universe of political apologies in the context of armed conflict. Third, I conduct empirical investigations to find out which theoretical explanations matter for an apology. I complement my quantitative analyses with two qualitative ones. First, I conduct an expert interview with a political leader who issued an apology. Second, I compare two detailed case studies. My results from the statistical analyses reveal that political apologies depend on the regime type of the perpetrator state. I follow up on these results with the interview and the case-studies to show the mechanisms related to a state’s calculus for apologizing.
| Item Type: | Thesis (PhD) | ||||
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| Subjects: | J Political Science > JC Political theory K Law [LC] > KZ Law of Nations |
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| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Apologizing -- Political aspects, Apologies, War, Reconciliation -- Political aspects, Reparations for historical injustices, War reparations, War (International law) | ||||
| Official Date: | August 2022 | ||||
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| Institution: | University of Warwick | ||||
| Theses Department: | Department of Politics and International Studies | ||||
| Thesis Type: | PhD | ||||
| Publication Status: | Unpublished | ||||
| Supervisor(s)/Advisor: | Kibris, Arzu | ||||
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| Extent: | vii, 116 pages : charts | ||||
| Language: | eng |
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