Genocide, Denial, and Domination: Armenian-Turkish Relations from Conflict Resolution to Just Transformation

Abstract

This article presents a critical analysis of the general "conflict resolution" approach for improving Turkish-Annenian relations, the latter of which completely broke apart as a result of the Ottoman Turk Genocide of the Annenians (1915-1923). In doing so, it examines past and present Armenian-Turkish relations underlying the approach. Ultimately, the author argues that the fonns of the "conflict resolution" model typically proposed and pursued cannot address the root causes of the problems inherent in Turkish-Annenian relations and thus cannot succeed in resolving those problems. The author concludes with recommendations that he believes could lead toward a meaningful resolution of the Turkish-Armenian issue over the Annenian Genocide.