Robin Wilson was formerly lead editor of the openSecurity section of openDemocracy. He advises the Council of Europe on the intercultural paradigm for the management of cultural diversity, on which it has been the global standard-setter in the last decade. He is heavily involved in debates across Europe on the future of progressive politics, including via the Good Society network convened by the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. He is the author of Meeting the Challenge of Cultural Diversity in Europe: Moving Beyond the Crisis (Edward Elgar) and The Northern Ireland Experience of Conflict and Agreement: A Model for Export? (Manchester University Press).
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWho are the Northern Irish? The census and violence over a flagLast week, Belfast City Council voted to flag the Union Jack only on designated days, sparking protest. What does...
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Published in: openSecurityChallenging the populist right - European precedentsThe European left should be the most committed and consistent advocate of democracy, human rights and the rule of...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWhy sectarian fight persists in Northern IrelandThis week has seen sectarian rioting between Catholics and Protestants in Belfast. Why does violence continue in...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe Northern Ireland Assembly elections revealed the failures of devolution
The big story of the Northern Ireland Assembly elections was not the re-instating of the DUP and Sinn Fein, but the...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKBlair's flawed approach to peace in Northern Ireland
Tony Blair's effort in bringing about the Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland is often heralded as his...
