Beyond "practical" reconciliation: Intergroup inequality and the meaning of non-indigenous identity

Political Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 243-267

  Subašić, Emina ^a   Reynolds, Katherine J ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apology; Inequality; Reconciliation; Social change; Social identity; Solidarity

Indexed keywords

EID: 62249175579     PISSN: 0162895X     EISSN: 14679221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9221.2008.00690.x     Document Type: Article

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