The main contribution of this article is a rethinking of the peace concept, geared towards the creation of a framework for the analysis of agonistic peace . The literature on agonistic peace has thus far been elaborate in terms of theoretical sophistication. However, the dearth of empirical research on the concept is quite remarkable. This study takes that lacuna as a starting point for the grounding of the agonistic peace concept in empirical research and the creation of an analytical tool which can be utilised in the analyses of peace processes in disparate contexts such as Bosnia–Herzegovina, Israel–Palestine and Northern Ireland. The literature on agonistic peace envisions peace as the creation of a political space where former relations of enmity are reframed into being legitimate adversaries. This article forwards an understanding of two fundamental building blocks for understanding agonistic peace—institutional inclusion and identity change, the two theoretical strands which have rarely been interconnected in peace research. Through a cross-fertilisation of these fields, an analytical framework suited for the analyses of peace processes and their aftermaths in terms of agonistic peace is carved out. As such, this study serves as a stepping-stone in furthering empirical as well as conceptual understandings of the viability of peace processes over time.

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探索对抗性和平的分析途径

本文的主要贡献是重新思考和平概念，旨在创建一个框架来分析对抗性和平。迄今为止，关于对抗性和平的文献在理论复杂性方面已经得到了详尽的阐述。然而，对这一概念的实证研究的缺乏是相当显着的。本研究以这一空白为起点，在实证研究中为对抗性和平概念奠定基础，并创建了一种分析工具，可用于分析不同背景下的和平进程，例如波斯尼亚-黑塞哥维那、以色列-巴勒斯坦和北爱尔兰。关于对抗性和平的文献将和平设想为创造一个政治空间，在这个空间中，以前的敌对关系被重新定义为合法的对手。本文提出了对理解对抗性和平的两个基本组成部分的理解——制度包容和身份改变，这两个理论分支在和平研究中很少相互关联。通过这些领域的交叉融合，一个适合分析和平进程及其后果的分析框架被雕刻出来。因此，本研究可作为进一步对和平进程随着时间的推移的可行性进行经验和概念理解的垫脚石。制定了一个分析框架，适用于从对抗性和平的角度分析和平进程及其后果。因此，本研究可作为进一步对和平进程随着时间的推移的可行性进行经验和概念理解的垫脚石。制定了一个分析框架，适用于从对抗性和平的角度分析和平进程及其后果。因此，本研究可作为进一步对和平进程随着时间的推移的可行性进行经验和概念理解的垫脚石。