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Working paper
The time of reconciliation and the space of politics
Publisher
Government relations with First Peoples
Australia
Description
Reconciliation is often discussed in terms of restoring moral community, initiated by the perpetrator's acknowledgement of the wrongfulness of his or her act, followed by remorse and reparation, which opens the way for forgiveness and, ultimately, the restoration of community. In this paper, Andrew Schaap argues that it is a political mistake to think of reconciliation in these terms, and that we should think of it in terms of revolution rather than restoration.
Publication Details
Access Rights Type:
open
Post date:
16 Jul 2003
