https://library.icmglt.org/files/original/4d96e84b621d668fede74543f99610a4.pdf 2c839adbbbc8ffcc3f9fb1e43057f525 Electronic Resource View Source <a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/pops.13012">https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/pops.13012</a> Document Type Journal article Author(s) Aoife-Marie Foran, Aisling T. O'Donnell, Dearbhla Moroney, Orla T. Muldoon Publisher John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Journal Name Political Psychology Publication Date 2024 Region Ireland Language English Access Open Access Abstract While political apologies cannot undo what has been done, they are often perceived as highly relevant for healing and reconciliation. However, these apologies are often mired in controversy and highly political. While research on political apologies has focused on the role of intergroup relations, limited research has explored the intragroup dynamics involved. The present article explores how the paradoxical features of a political apology to ingroup members have their source in partisanship. The analysis used methods derived from discursive psychology. Using data from six parliamentary statements that were given in response to the political apology offered to Irish mother and baby home survivors, we demonstrated how these speakers constructed and understood the apology and how these constructions relate to their own political positions. Specifically, the apology to mothers and babies is used for political purpose, allowing majority members of government to position the wrongdoings experienced by mothers and babies in the past and to encourage the national collective to move on. Others seeking progressive social change—a parliamentary minority—use the apology to shape a political narrative that demands national collective action. Our work highlights the important role that identity-based power relations play in confronting historical injustice, and how this may result in a dual schism with people within a nation becoming divided over both the apology and the appropriate response. Cataloger Kristen Walker Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource When Saying Sorry is Not Enough: The paradox of a political apology offered to Irish mother and baby home survivors Subject The topic of the resource Reconciliation Children Ireland Mothers Political Apology Psychology