This article explores the discursive, technical, and disciplinary mechanisms that frame plantation forests as the dominant model of forest expansion in upland Ireland. It is primarily through this frame that criticisms and local voices are solicited and interpreted. I argue that the dominance of the plantation model, the industry's integration with key environmental and economic goals, and full governmental support leave little room for a case-by-case examination of the model and its consequences. Plantations have the potential to shift the nature of private property and the relationship between farmer and field. This reworking of the property relationship is a significant alteration of a central rural feature that has received limited attention owing to the hegemony of current practices. Regardless of the benefits or faults of the plantation model, the dominance of official discourse is such that richer and more contextually dependent discussions are muted.

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种植园政治和话语：爱尔兰高地的森林和财产

本文探讨了将人工林作为爱尔兰高地森林扩张的主要模式的话语、技术和纪律机制。主要是通过这个框架来征求和解释批评和当地的声音。我认为种植园模式的主导地位、行业与关键环境和经济目标的整合以及政府的全力支持几乎没有空间对模式及其后果进行逐案审查。种植园有可能改变私有财产的性质以及农民与农田之间的关系。这种产权关系的改造是对中心农村特征的重大改变，由于当前做法的霸权，这种特征受到的关注有限。