Consolidating peace: Rethinking the community relations model in Northern Ireland

Knox Colin and McCrory Seamus
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Knox Colin: Nazarbayev University, AstanaAstana, Kazakhstan
McCrory Seamus: Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council Armagh, NorthernArmaghIreland

Administration, 2018, vol. 66, issue 3, 7-31

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.

Keywords: PEACE IV; community relations; quality of life; community planning; peace-building (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.2478/admin-2018-0025

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