Apologies and the Legacy of Abuse of Children in 'Care': International Perspectives

Table of Contents 1. Apology Politics: Transnational Features; Johanna Sköld 2. Contested Memories: Caring about the Past - or Past Caring?; Jacqueline Z. Wilson and Frank Golding 3. Children's Agency: The Struggles of the Powerless; Kjersti Ericsson 5. Contextualizing Reparations Politics; Malin Arvidsson 6. Why Sexual Abuse? Why Now?; Shurlee Swain 7. Denmark: The Godhavn Inquiry; Maria Rytter and Jacob Knage Rasmussen 8. Sexual Abuse in Dutch Child Protection, 1945-2010; Jeroen J.H. Dekker and Hans Grietens 9. The Politics of Apology: The Norwegian Case; Eva Simonsen and Karen-Sofie Pettersen 10. Scotland: Historic Abuse in Care and Human Rights; Andrew Kendrick, Moyra Hawthorn, Samina Karim and Julie Shaw 11. Canadian Inquiries Stumble Toward Redress; Gerald Cradock 12. The Role and Importance of History; Nell Musgrove 13. Truth-seeking in Oral Testimonies and Archives; Johanna Sköld and Åsa Jensen 14. Dilemmas of Care: Social Work and Historic Abuse; Andrew Kendrick and Moyra Hawthorn 15. Transitional Justice Workers and Vicarious Trauma; Shurlee Swain ?