Critics of partition argue that it contributes to the perpetuation, rather than the amelioration, of territorial conflict. This paper engages with the theoretical debates on partition, focusing on the particular and illustrative case of Ireland. The island has been partitioned into two polities for a century. Opposition to the partition of Ireland has existed from the outset to the contemporary Brexit context. The argument is that while hostility to partition has experienced different forms, namely, political and violent and different degrees of intensity, there is a historical continuum of contestation against partition in Ireland. While the territorial issue was calmed by the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, Brexit has reanimated the border question, providing political momentum for those who aim to challenge the territorial status quo.

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爱尔兰的分裂及其敌人：抵抗分裂一百周年

分治的批评者认为，分治有助于领土冲突的持久化，而不是改善。本文涉及关于分割的理论辩论，重点关注爱尔兰的特殊和说明性案例。一个世纪以来，该岛一直被划分为两个政体。反对爱尔兰分治从一开始一直存在到当代英国脱欧的背景下。论点是，虽然对分裂的敌意经历了不同的形式，即政治和暴力以及不同程度的强度，但在爱尔兰，反对分裂的争论在历史上是连续的。虽然领土问题因 1998 年的耶稣受难日协议而平静下来，但英国脱欧使边界问题重新活跃起来，为那些旨在挑战领土现状的人提供了政治动力。