THE ISSUE OF SETTLING ETHNOPOLITICAL CONFLICTS IN UNSTABLE WORLD (ON THE EXAMPLE OF SPAIN AND GREAT BRITAIN)
The article discusses the features of the ethno-political conflict’s settlement at the present stage in international relations. In particular, the ethnic policies of Spain and Great Britain in relation to Catalonia and Scotland are analyzed. Effective mechanisms for the settlement of ethnopolitical conflicts are revealed on the example of Catalonia and Scotland. The author of the article used the methods of data statistical analysis from original sources, the content analysis method and political forecasting methods: in particular, the scenario forecasting method in relation to the likely development of events in the two political conflicts under study. The author of the article concluded: the integration and regionalization issues are an urgent for many states. Despite the fact that the relations between the center and the regions are very different in different states, one general tendency is observed: as soon as the center satisfies the requirements of the region in obtaining certain functions and powers, the range of these requirements expands sharply and their intensity intensifies. The issue of ethno-political conflicts deserves further study not only from the standpoint of the stages and causes of the conflict, but also from the point of view of positive examples of the settlement and leveling of conflict factors.