CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2024
| Author | Grymakovska, Kristina |
|---|---|
| Title | Reconciliation of the Ukraine-Poland Conflict: The Impact of Backlash and Strategies for Overcoming It |
| Summary | On the surface, relations between Ukraine and Poland may appear positive and successful. In reality, however, they are mired in deep socio-political conflict, and the two nations have not yet achieved reconciliation despite attempts by state leaders to do so. The reconciliation between Ukraine and Poland and, especially why it has not been achieved, is scarcely studied in academic literature. Therefore, this thesis will delve into the question of what exactly prevents reconciliation between the two countries and argue that it is primarily due to the popular backlash against the state actions in both countries. Moreover, the thesis will note that this backlash prevents reconciliation because it is not a single unrelated episode but rather interdependent cycles of reciprocal backlash. To address this issue profoundly and empirically groundedly, the thesis will draw on both primary sources showing how and why backslash prevents reconciliation, including materials in Polish, Russian and Ukrainian languages, and secondary academic research. The key significance of the thesis lies in the fact that, by drawing on the practical evidence of relations between Ukraine and Poland and analysing similar cases of backlash around the world, it presents a set of strategies on how such backlash can be overcome in the domestic arenas of each country and through inter-state cooperation. Overcoming the backlash and achieving reconciliation will, in turn, be crucial for both political relations between the countries and the normal existence of citizens of both nations, especially in the current realities of the common threat from Russia. |
| Supervisor | Thomas Fetzer |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2024/grymakovska_kristina.pdf |
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