Philippine anger and American conciliation: discourse and emotional diplomacy in the 2018 restitution of the Balangiga Bells

• Main Authors: Enverga, Manuel R, III, Abalos, Kurt Benjamin M
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2022
• Subjects: Restitution; emotional diplomacy; discourse; International and Area Studies; International Relations; Political Science; Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration; Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/european-stud-faculty-pubs/10; https://doi.org/10.1080/10286632.2022.2064458
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

This paper is a case study on the restitution of the Balangiga Bells by the United States to the Philippines, which has been a decades-long contested issue in the two countries’ relations. This research applies the concepts of restitution, emotional diplomacy and discourse. This paper presents an ex...