Abstract Northern Ireland has now moved from ‘negative’ peace (the absence of violence, largely) to ‘positive’ peace (confidence-building measures to consolidate gains in voting practice and in reducing discrimination against the minority community in employment and housing allocation). This transition has involved funders at the European, regional and local levels investing in peace and reconciliation measures to consolidate political gains made since the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement in 1998. This paper examines the achievements made to date, the extent to which they have resulted in a peace dividend for those most impacted by the violence, and whether the focus of peace-building interventions should shift away from the traditional community relations model. It finds that the reformed local authorities in Northern Ireland and the border regions could play a pivotal role in making a significant difference to peace-building through new legal powers in community planning.

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巩固和平：重新思考北爱尔兰的社区关系模式

摘要 北爱尔兰现在已经从“消极”和平（主要是没有暴力）转变为“积极”和平（建立信任措施，以巩固在投票实践中取得的成果以及在就业和住房分配方面减少对少数族裔社区的歧视）。这一过渡涉及欧洲、区域和地方各级的资助者投资于和平与和解措施，以巩固自 1998 年贝尔法斯特（耶稣受难日）协议以来取得的政治成果。本文考察了迄今为止取得的成就，以及他们取得的成就的程度为受暴力影响最严重的人带来和平红利，以及是否应将建设和平干预的重点从传统的社区关系模式转移。