Peace research has taken a local turn. Yet, conceptual ambiguities, risks of romanticization, and critiques of co-option of the “local” point to the need to look for novel ways to think about the interactions of actors ranging from the global to the local level. Gearoid Millar proposes a trans-scalar approach to peace based on a “consistency of purpose” and a “parity of esteem” for actors across scales. This article analyzes the concept of trans-scalarity in the peace process in Ituri, a province in the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Drawing on qualitative data from more than a year of research in the DRC, I argue that while a trans-scalar approach was taken to end violence, it was not applied to transitional justice initiatives. The result was a negative, rather than a positive peace. By showing the high, but still untapped, potential of trans-scalarity, the article makes three contributions. First, it advances the debate on the local turn by adding empirical insights on trans-scalarity and further developing the concept’s theoretical foundations. Second, it provides novel empirical insights on the transitional justice process in the DRC. Third, it links scholarship on peacebuilding and transitional justice, which have often remained disconnected.

和平研究已转向当地。然而，概念上的歧义、浪漫化的风险以及对“本地”共同选择的批评表明需要寻找新颖的方法来思考从全球到本地层面的参与者之间的互动。Gearoid Millar 提出了一种基于“目标一致性”和“尊重平等”的跨尺度和平方法。本文分析了刚果民主共和国 (DRC) 东北部省份伊图里 (Ituri) 和平进程中的跨尺度概念。根据在刚果民主共和国一年多的研究得出的定性数据，我认为虽然采用跨标量方法来结束暴力，但它并未应用于过渡时期司法举措。结果是消极的，而不是积极的和平。通过展示高，但仍未开发，跨标量的潜力，这篇文章做出了三个贡献。首先，它通过增加对跨标量的实证见解并进一步发展该概念的理论基础，推进了关于局部转向的辩论。其次，它提供了关于刚果民主共和国过渡时期司法程序的新颖实证见解。第三，它将关于建设和平和过渡时期司法的学术研究联系起来，而这两者往往是脱节的。