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The
Belfast Agreement has provided Northern Ireland’s divided society with
a political framework to resolve its differences. A model of governance
based on ‘parity of esteem’ has replaced the old divisive system
of majority rule. The two political traditions of unionism and nationalism
have agreed to proportional inclusion of each group in government. Legislators
in the Stormont Assembly designate themselves as unionist, nationalist or
other and the voting system works to ensure that unionists and nationalists
cannot vote against each other’s group interest. The Agreement respects
the right of each political tradition to pursue its goal to remain part
of the United Kingdom or to join the Irish Republic.
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