Emma Dolan is a lecturer in Peace and Development Studies in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at the University of Limerick, Ireland. Her work is primarily concerned with themes of gender, peace, and conflict studies including political apologies, sexual violence, war commemoration, justice, and emotion. Her work has been published in such journals as International Feminist Journal of Politics and Gender, Place and Culture.

• 1. Introduction 2. The ‘Liberal’ Apology and Gender 3. ‘Excitable’ Apologies 4. Political Apology, Recognition, and ‘Legitimate’ Gendered Victimhood 5. The ‘Comfort Women’ and Apologies for Sexual Slavery 6. The Abu Ghraib Scandal and Apologies Within the Global War on Terror 7. Gendered Apologies: Conclusion

Emma Dolan is a lecturer in Peace and Development Studies in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at the University of Limerick, Ireland. Her work is primarily concerned with themes of gender, peace, and conflict studies including political apologies, sexual violence, war commemoration, justice, and emotion. Her work has been published in such journals as International Feminist Journal of Politics and Gender, Place and Culture.

• 1. Introduction 2. The ‘Liberal’ Apology and Gender 3. ‘Excitable’ Apologies 4. Political Apology, Recognition, and ‘Legitimate’ Gendered Victimhood 5. The ‘Comfort Women’ and Apologies for Sexual Slavery 6. The Abu Ghraib Scandal and Apologies Within the Global War on Terror 7. Gendered Apologies: Conclusion

Emma Dolan is a lecturer in Peace and Development Studies in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at the University of Limerick, Ireland. Her work is primarily concerned with themes of gender, peace, and conflict studies including political apologies, sexual violence, war commemoration, justice, and emotion. Her work has been published in such journals as International Feminist Journal of Politics and Gender, Place and Culture.

• 1. Introduction 2. The ‘Liberal’ Apology and Gender 3. ‘Excitable’ Apologies 4. Political Apology, Recognition, and ‘Legitimate’ Gendered Victimhood 5. The ‘Comfort Women’ and Apologies for Sexual Slavery 6. The Abu Ghraib Scandal and Apologies Within the Global War on Terror 7. Gendered Apologies: Conclusion