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Strootman, Leonie (2018)

The Time Dimension of Territorial Power Sharing: The Case of Northern Ireland

Master thesis | International Relations (MA)

Territorial power sharing is often used to diminish aspirations of independence among self-determination movements. The academic literature shows various perspectives on the effectiveness of territorial power sharing. It is often mentioned that territorial power sharing would have a short term stabilising effect, though aspirations of independence would revive on the long-term. This notion is examined through a discourse analysis combined with a content analysis in a case study of Northern Ireland and its self-determination movements. The research shows that the discourse on independence keeps decreasing over time. However, it seems like the struggle has been taken into the political arena, where a long-term plan for independence is evolving.

Territorial power sharing

Northern Ireland

Self-determination movements

Ethnic conflict

Peace agreement

Time dimension

Author

Strootman, Leonie

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

Specialisation

Global Conflict in the Modern Era

Supervisors

Milevski, L.

ECTS Credits

15

Language

en