"should a country's leaders apologize for its past misdeeds?" An analysis of the effects of both public apologies from a Belgian official and perception of congolese victims' continued suffering on belgians' representations of colonial action, support for reparation, and attitudes towards the Congolese;¿debe un país pedir perdón por sus errores pasados? Un análisis de los efectos conjuntos de las disculpas públicas de un representante político belga y de la percepción del sufrimiento continuo de las víctimas congoleñas en las representaciones de los belgas sobre el pasado colonial, apoyo a reparaciones y actitudes ante los congolenfos

International Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 61-72

  Lastrego, Simona ^a   Licata, Laurent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgium; Congo; Public apologies; Social identity; Social representations

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954703722     PISSN: 02134748     EISSN: 15793680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1174/021347410790193432     Document Type: Article

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