In the present day, too, a top-down view of power has limits. Take Northern Ireland, whereover 90% of a vast public housing stock is segregated by religion. Government officials inLondon and Belfast would love to change that, but it seems beyond their capacity tochallenge the forces that keep most streets pure. Urban division in this case is a measureof government weakness, not ruthless strength. Segregation is not always somethingimposed by those who hold political power over the weak and vulnerable.
即使在当今,自上而下的权力观也有局限性。以北爱尔兰为例, 90%以上的庞大公共住房资源以宗教为界限隔离。伦敦和贝尔法斯特的官员很希望改变它,但他们似乎无法挑战各种希望保持街道纯正的势力。在这一点上,城市的隔离体现出政府的脆弱性,而不是表现铁腕政治。隔离制度并不总是握有权力的强者对弱者的压迫。
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