Ian O'Flynn
Biographic Data
| ID | 4536552 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ian O'Flynn |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ian |
| FAMILY NAME | O'Flynn |
| SIGNATURE | FLYNN I O |
| AFFILIATIONS | Newcastle University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 116 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Deliberative Peace Referendums
‘Peace referendums’, which seek to manage armed conflict, are increasingly common around the world. Yet such referendums remain erratic forces—liable as often to aggravate as to resolve tensions. In this book we consider when, despite their risks, referendums can play useful roles amid conflict. We argue that this largely depends on a referendum’s design, including how well it incorporates contemporary lessons from the theory and practice of deli…
Value and Limits of Rights
Deliberative democratization
In the transition literature, ‘free and fair elections’ is often treated as the most important indicator of democratic quality. In this paper, however, we argue that ‘free deliberation among equals’ is in many respects a more telling measure. On the face of it, this argument might strike one as implausible. After all, the decisive moment in many transitions is the signing of a pact between elements in the government and opposition who are more co…
Deliberative Democracy for a Great Society
According to Albert Weale, as long as the parties to a social contract have equal bargaining power, the agreement they make will incorporate principles of democratic justice. However, as argued in this article, deciding what counts as equal bargaining power requires the parties to display, in the first instance, a prior commitment to deliberation. In other words, it requires them to see things as others see them and to weigh their reasons equally…
Deliberating across Deep Divides
Deeply divided societies would seem to be infertile ground for mass deliberation. ‘Enclave deliberation’, among people on the same side, may well occur. But people on opposing sides may not trust one another, they may not listen with an open mind, or they may regard the other side's arguments as insincere cover for sectional interests. Perhaps, though, we underestimate their deliberative capacities? This article examines a deliberative poll (DP) …
Internal Conflict, the International Community and the Promotion of Principled Compromise
The international community has many reasons to promote compromise between the parties to internal conflicts. Yet to do so effectively, the international community ought to treat principled rather than strategic compromise as its default position. To make this case, we begin by defining ‘compromise’ and by distinguishing principled from strategic compromise. We then defend the idea of principled compromise against the realist who thinks that that…
Deliberative Democracy, the Public Interest and the Consociational Model
One of the most basic charges levelled at the consociational model is that, although it may provide for conflict management, it fails to provide for the longer-term goal of conflict resolution. This article seeks to respond to this charge by viewing the consociational model through a deliberative democratic lens. In particular, I argue that deliberative democracy provides normative standards that can inform the design of consociational institutio…
Divided Societies and Deliberative Democracy
Comparative scholars have disagreed for some time now as to whether democratic institutions in a divided society are more likely to remain stable if those institutions are premised on a concern for inclusion or on a concern for moderation. But since the empirical evidence marshalled by such scholars is often open to interpretative dispute, neither side has been able to prove its case conclusively. In order to help move this stability debate forwa…
Deliberative Democracy and Divided Societies
Deliberative Democracy and Divided Societies
"In a world where the impact of internal conflicts is spreading ever wider, there is a real need to rethink how democratic ideals and institutions can best be implemented." "This book responds to this challenge by showing that deliberative democracy has crucial, but largely untapped, normative implications for societies deeply divided along ethnic lines. Its central claim is that deliberative norms and procedures can enable the citizens of such s…
Power Sharing
Introduction: New Challenges for Power Sharing Ian O'Flynn ((Lecturer in Politics at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne) and David Russell (Policy Officer at the Northern Ireland Community Relations Council, Research Associate, Democratic Dialogue, Belfast and Research Associate, The Centre for Lebanese Studies, University of Oxford) Part 1. Conceptual Issues 1. Democratic Values and Power Sharing Ian O'Flynn 2. Integration and Autonomy: Minor…
Northern Ireland
Deliberating across Deep Divides
Deeply divided societies would seem to be infertile ground for mass deliberation. ‘Enclave deliberation’, among people on the same side, may well occur. But people on opposing sides may not trust one another, they may not listen with an open mind, or they may regard the other side's arguments as insincere cover for sectional interests. Perhaps, though, we underestimate their deliberative capacities? This article examines a deliberative poll (DP) …
Divided Societies and Deliberative Democracy
Comparative scholars have disagreed for some time now as to whether democratic institutions in a divided society are more likely to remain stable if those institutions are premised on a concern for inclusion or on a concern for moderation. But since the empirical evidence marshalled by such scholars is often open to interpretative dispute, neither side has been able to prove its case conclusively. In order to help move this stability debate forwa…
Deliberative Democracy, the Public Interest and the Consociational Model
One of the most basic charges levelled at the consociational model is that, although it may provide for conflict management, it fails to provide for the longer-term goal of conflict resolution. This article seeks to respond to this charge by viewing the consociational model through a deliberative democratic lens. In particular, I argue that deliberative democracy provides normative standards that can inform the design of consociational institutio…
Deliberative democratization
In the transition literature, ‘free and fair elections’ is often treated as the most important indicator of democratic quality. In this paper, however, we argue that ‘free deliberation among equals’ is in many respects a more telling measure. On the face of it, this argument might strike one as implausible. After all, the decisive moment in many transitions is the signing of a pact between elements in the government and opposition who are more co…
Internal Conflict, the International Community and the Promotion of Principled Compromise
The international community has many reasons to promote compromise between the parties to internal conflicts. Yet to do so effectively, the international community ought to treat principled rather than strategic compromise as its default position. To make this case, we begin by defining ‘compromise’ and by distinguishing principled from strategic compromise. We then defend the idea of principled compromise against the realist who thinks that that…
Deliberative Democracy for a Great Society
According to Albert Weale, as long as the parties to a social contract have equal bargaining power, the agreement they make will incorporate principles of democratic justice. However, as argued in this article, deciding what counts as equal bargaining power requires the parties to display, in the first instance, a prior commitment to deliberation. In other words, it requires them to see things as others see them and to weigh their reasons equally…
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Power Sharing
Introduction: New Challenges for Power Sharing Ian O'Flynn ((Lecturer in Politics at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne) and David Russell (Policy Officer at the Northern Ireland Community Relations Council, Research Associate, Democratic Dialogue, Belfast and Research Associate, The Centre for Lebanese Studies, University of Oxford) Part 1. Conceptual Issues 1. Democratic Values and Power Sharing Ian O'Flynn 2. Integration and Autonomy: Minor…
Deliberative Democracy and Divided Societies
Deliberative Democracy and Divided Societies
"In a world where the impact of internal conflicts is spreading ever wider, there is a real need to rethink how democratic ideals and institutions can best be implemented." "This book responds to this challenge by showing that deliberative democracy has crucial, but largely untapped, normative implications for societies deeply divided along ethnic lines. Its central claim is that deliberative norms and procedures can enable the citizens of such s…
Divided Societies and Deliberative Democracy
Comparative scholars have disagreed for some time now as to whether democratic institutions in a divided society are more likely to remain stable if those institutions are premised on a concern for inclusion or on a concern for moderation. But since the empirical evidence marshalled by such scholars is often open to interpretative dispute, neither side has been able to prove its case conclusively. In order to help move this stability debate forwa…
Deliberative Democracy, the Public Interest and the Consociational Model
One of the most basic charges levelled at the consociational model is that, although it may provide for conflict management, it fails to provide for the longer-term goal of conflict resolution. This article seeks to respond to this charge by viewing the consociational model through a deliberative democratic lens. In particular, I argue that deliberative democracy provides normative standards that can inform the design of consociational institutio…
Internal Conflict, the International Community and the Promotion of Principled Compromise
The international community has many reasons to promote compromise between the parties to internal conflicts. Yet to do so effectively, the international community ought to treat principled rather than strategic compromise as its default position. To make this case, we begin by defining ‘compromise’ and by distinguishing principled from strategic compromise. We then defend the idea of principled compromise against the realist who thinks that that…
Deliberating across Deep Divides
Deeply divided societies would seem to be infertile ground for mass deliberation. ‘Enclave deliberation’, among people on the same side, may well occur. But people on opposing sides may not trust one another, they may not listen with an open mind, or they may regard the other side's arguments as insincere cover for sectional interests. Perhaps, though, we underestimate their deliberative capacities? This article examines a deliberative poll (DP) …
Deliberative democratization
In the transition literature, ‘free and fair elections’ is often treated as the most important indicator of democratic quality. In this paper, however, we argue that ‘free deliberation among equals’ is in many respects a more telling measure. On the face of it, this argument might strike one as implausible. After all, the decisive moment in many transitions is the signing of a pact between elements in the government and opposition who are more co…
Deliberative Democracy for a Great Society
According to Albert Weale, as long as the parties to a social contract have equal bargaining power, the agreement they make will incorporate principles of democratic justice. However, as argued in this article, deciding what counts as equal bargaining power requires the parties to display, in the first instance, a prior commitment to deliberation. In other words, it requires them to see things as others see them and to weigh their reasons equally…
Value and Limits of Rights
Deliberative Peace Referendums
‘Peace referendums’, which seek to manage armed conflict, are increasingly common around the world. Yet such referendums remain erratic forces—liable as often to aggravate as to resolve tensions. In this book we consider when, despite their risks, referendums can play useful roles amid conflict. We argue that this largely depends on a referendum’s design, including how well it incorporates contemporary lessons from the theory and practice of deli…
Political science (11 works) · Law (9 works) · Politics (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Democracy (7 works) · Law (7 works) · Deliberative democracy (6 works) · Law and economics (5 works) · Social Media and Politics (4 works) · Deliberation (3 works)