ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the challenges for societies seeking to find ways to live together again after conflict has kept them apart, exploring both the resistance to physical desegregation and the many ongoing efforts involved in helping communities to share space. It discusses that the persistence of social segregation presents a significant barrier to opportunities for agonistic engagement. In the wake of violent, historical conflicts, debates about the use of space can become 'potent proxies' for dialogue on other contentious socio-political issues that may still be too difficult to address directly. Peace museums, now developing around the world as part of an international movement, are intended to provide spaces in which art and other media can engage attendees in reflection on the past and the significance of peace. Parades also continue to hold particular significance in the management of divided and contested spaces in Northern Ireland.
