Politieke verontschuldigingen in België. Enkele bedenkingen over een morele en politieke economie

Political Apologies in Belgium: Some Reflections on a Moral and Political EconomyThis article discusses the phenomenon of apologies for collective historical injustice against the background of the much more common and seemingly trivial political apologies in a parliamentary democracy. Berber Bevernage focuses on the bicameral federal parliament of Belgium from 1990 to 2013. Firstly, Bevernage discusses a series of grave international issues, followed by a series of smaller ‘incidents’ such as those that often occur in international politics. Secondly, he discusses a series of examples taken f... Mehr ...