Volume 12 (2023), Edition 3

It is crucial for human coexistence to deal appropriately with misconduct. Apologies and forgiveness play a specific role in this context. They differ from alternative reactions to wrongdoing. Thus, it makes a difference whether we forgive a person,...

The article at hand takes a look at the potential as well as the risks of an apology process in mediation. With a grasp of the apology process, mediators can avoid roadblocks in moments of unfulfilled apology requests or futile pleas for forgiveness...

People who have experienced sexualized violence (in their childhood and adolescence) often suffer from feelings of guilt. Since perpetrators usually do not credibly ask for an apology, victims are dependent on representative and symbolic forms of...

More than two years after it was initialed and promulgated, the accord between the governments of Namibia and Germany, officially to serve reconciliation in the face of the colonial past and the genocide of 1904–1908, forms still the subject of...

Conflict styles describe different ways in which people act in and deal with conflicts. There exist theoretical considerations on the relationship between conflict styles and trust as well as the experience of justice. Those assumptions are...

When researching conflict constellations, it is important to be aware of social (power) asymmetries and escalation potentials and to find sensitive and creative ways of dealing with them. Against this background, this article offers an assessment of...