Promoting intergroup forgiveness: The benefits and pitfalls of apologies and invocations of shared humanity

在过去的200年里，澳大利亚人发现自己既是历史罪行的实施者，也是受害者。这段越轨的历史对澳大利亚人如何对待现在有着持续的影响。例如，它对澳大利亚人与日本的关系有影响，对土著澳大利亚人和非土著澳大利亚人之间的关系也有影响。拟议的研究为理解和促进群体间和解与宽恕提供了新的想法。这些信息将有助于制定与过去和解的有效战略，这将增强我们预测和应对澳大利亚社会凝聚力面临的重大威胁的能力。

In the last 200 years Australians have found themselves as both perpetrators and victims of historical transgressions. This history of transgression has ongoing implications for how Australians deal with the present. It has implications for how Australians relate to Japan, for example, and has implications for relations between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. The proposed research offers fresh ideas for understanding and promoting intergroup reconciliation and forgiveness. This information will contribute to the development of effective strategies for reconciling with the past, which will enhance our ability to anticipate and tackle critical threats to the cohesiveness of Australian society.