说对不起还不够:向爱尔兰母婴之家幸存者作出政治道歉的悖论

IF 4 1区 社会学 Q1 POLITICAL SCIENCE
Aoife‐Marie Foran, Aisling T. O’Donnell, Dearbhla Moroney, O. Muldoon
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虽然政治道歉无法挽回已经发生的一切,但它们往往被视为与愈合创伤与和解密切相关。然而,这些道歉往往充满争议,具有很强的政治性。有关政治道歉的研究主要集中在群体间关系的作用上,而对其中涉及的群体内动态的探讨却很有限。本文探讨了向群体内成员进行政治道歉的矛盾特征如何源于党派主义。分析采用了源自话语心理学的方法。利用针对爱尔兰母婴之家幸存者的政治道歉而发表的六份议会声明中的数据,我们展示了这些发言人是如何建构和理解道歉的,以及这些建构与他们自己的政治立场之间的关系。具体来说,对母婴之家的道歉是出于政治目的,让政府中的多数成员对母婴之家过去所经历的错误行为进行定位,并鼓励国家集体向前看。其他一些寻求进步社会变革的人--议会中的少数派--则利用道歉来塑造一种政治叙事,要求全国采取集体行动。我们的研究强调了以身份为基础的权力关系在面对历史不公正时所扮演的重要角色,以及这可能导致的双重分裂,即一个国家的人民在道歉和适当的回应问题上产生分歧。
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When saying sorry is not enough: The paradox of a political apology offered to Irish mother and baby home survivors
While political apologies cannot undo what has been done, they are often perceived as highly relevant for healing and reconciliation. However, these apologies are often mired in controversy and highly political. While research on political apologies has focused on the role of intergroup relations, limited research has explored the intragroup dynamics involved. The present article explores how the paradoxical features of a political apology to ingroup members have their source in partisanship. The analysis used methods derived from discursive psychology. Using data from six parliamentary statements that were given in response to the political apology offered to Irish mother and baby home survivors, we demonstrated how these speakers constructed and understood the apology and how these constructions relate to their own political positions. Specifically, the apology to mothers and babies is used for political purpose, allowing majority members of government to position the wrongdoings experienced by mothers and babies in the past and to encourage the national collective to move on. Others seeking progressive social change—a parliamentary minority—use the apology to shape a political narrative that demands national collective action. Our work highlights the important role that identity‐based power relations play in confronting historical injustice, and how this may result in a dual schism with people within a nation becoming divided over both the apology and the appropriate response.
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CiteScore
8.00
自引率
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发文量
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期刊介绍: Understanding the psychological aspects of national and international political developments is increasingly important in this age of international tension and sweeping political change. Political Psychology, the journal of the International Society of Political Psychology, is dedicated to the analysis of the interrelationships between psychological and political processes. International contributors draw on a diverse range of sources, including clinical and cognitive psychology, economics, history, international relations, philosophy, political science, political theory, sociology, personality and social psychology.
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