Though transitional justice measures are increasingly used to address displacement, particularly restitution programmes and truth-telling initiatives, the issue of addressing the long-term impact of displacement on individuals, communities and wider society represents significant challenges for peacebuilding processes. Based on in-depth interviews with those who suffered displacement in Northern Ireland’s ‘Troubles’, this article seeks to explore the marginalized and often silenced narratives of those displaced, shedding light on the multi-layered short- and long-term harms and consequences of displacement for individuals, families and community relations. The article’s argument is twofold: first, that experiences of displacement should be considered as a form of conflict-related harm and trauma and those displaced recognized as victims. And second, that ‘storytelling’ and other bottom-up acknowledgement projects are seen by victims and survivors as an effective vehicle to ‘break’ the silence, end the denial and advance their pursuit of recognition and acknowledgement.

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“结束沉默”：解决北爱尔兰“麻烦”中的流离失所问题

虽然过渡时期司法措施越来越多地用于解决流离失所问题，特别是赔偿方案和讲真话举措，但解决流离失所对个人、社区和更广泛社会的长期影响的问题是建设和平进程面临的重大挑战。本文基于对北爱尔兰“麻烦”中流离失所者的深入采访，旨在探讨流离失所者被边缘化且经常沉默的叙述，揭示多层次的短期和长期危害和后果。个人、家庭和社区关系的流离失所。这篇文章的论点是双重的：首先，流离失所的经历应被视为与冲突有关的伤害和创伤的一种形式，而流离失所者应被视为受害者。