Relevance of the Ulster Model in Resolving the Ukrainian Conflict
Relevance of the Ulster Model in Resolving the Ukrainian Conflict
Author(s): Abdullah Al YusufSubject(s): Economic policy, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Military policy, Inter-Ethnic Relations, Geopolitics, Politics and Identity, Peace and Conflict Studies, Asylum, Refugees, Migration as Policy-fields
Published by: PIC Promotion of the Intercultural Cooperation
Keywords: Relevance; Ulster Model; Resolving the Ukrainian Conflict;
Summary/Abstract: The Irish conflict was generally perceived as intractable, rooted in the question of identity. Given the stringent ‘positions’ framed by identities, no solution seemed possible. When attention was paid to addressing the interests underlying the conflict, the identity issue faded away. The popular perception of an identity crisis notwithstanding, the Ukrainian conflict is also rooted in socio-economic and geo-political interests. Drawing lessons from Ulster, a solution in Ukraine is possible. However, Ukraine should remain careful about not copying the consociationalist outcome of Ulster, for a power-sharing arrangement will establish a false sense of a divided society in East Ukraine.
Journal: Ukraine Analytica
- Issue Year: 2017
- Issue No: 03 (9)
- Page Range: 50-57
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English