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This chapter focuses on perspectives on apology and reconciliation with the South and Southeast Asian region and in Asia Pacific more generally; it discusses factors associated with conflict resolution in the context of emerging societies with vested interests in economic growth and overcoming postwar challenges. A convenience sample of participants from India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Sri Lanka completed the Personal and Institutional Rights to Aggression and Peace Survey (PAIRTAPS) and provided qualitative responses concerning apology and reconciliation. Based on a grounded theory approach, themes were identified and analyzed. Nearly half the responses indicated that the potential of an apology to lead to reconciliation depends on factors such as the nature of the apology and further action by the former aggressor. In addition, the lead author discusses her personal experiences and interactions with the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) in its efforts to bring perpetrators of the Khmer Rouge genocide to justice as they relate to the pursuit of global peace, conflict resolution, social justice, and economic-political sustainability in South and Southeast Asia.
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For more information about the ECCC, please refer to the ECCC website: www.eccc.gov, and to learn about my activities with the survivors’ participation in the ECCC, please visit www.asricjustice.com.
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Nou, L. et al. (2013). Perspectives on Apology and Reconciliaticon in South and Southeast Asia. In: Malley-Morrison, K., Mercurio, A., Twose, G. (eds) International Handbook of Peace and Reconciliation. Peace Psychology Book Series, vol 7. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5933-0_29
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