The Belfast Agreement of 1998 was meant to pacify the lengthy conflict in Northern Ireland and to finally banish violence as a means of dispute. In HSFK-Report 5/2013 "Ein verquerer Frieden: Nordirland fünfzehn Jahre nach dem Belfast-Abkommen von 1998" (An inconsistent peace: Northern Ireland fifteen years after the Belfast Agreement of 1998), Bernhard Moltmann analyzes from a present-day perspective, to what extent the strategy for peace of domestic democratization has been successful.
Indeed the level of violence has decreased considerably, the integration of society however remains deficient: Parallel structures and conflicts of responsibilities, a strong antagonism between political camps, little appreciation of the institutions and political apathy among the population. In spite of relative stability, the bottom line is therefore: an awry peace.
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