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Why Political Settlements Matter: Navigating Inclusion in Processes of Institutional Transformation

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  • Jan Pospisil
  • Alina Rocha Menocal
  • Jan Pospisil
  • Alina Rocha Menocal

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Political settlements are now at the centre of international development efforts to promote more peaceful and inclusive states and societies. This special issue brings together a collection of theoretical and empirical contributions that engage critically with the political settlement concept and the question of how to navigate inclusion, with a focus on underlying politics, power and institutional dynamics, and how these influence trajectories of change. Three insights, in particular, emerge from the analysis in this issue. Firstly, the relationship between inclusion, stability, violence and resilience is complex and non‐linear. Secondly, peace processes on their own are not sufficient to alter political settlements and tend to yield formalised political unsettlement instead. Lastly, processes of institutional transformation often involve trade‐offs and dilemmas. Therefore, efforts to engage with political settlements need to adopt a long‐term framework that overcomes idealist models of change. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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  • Jan Pospisil & Alina Rocha Menocal & Jan Pospisil & Alina Rocha Menocal, 2017. "Why Political Settlements Matter: Navigating Inclusion in Processes of Institutional Transformation," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 29(5), pages 551-558, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:jintdv:v:29:y:2017:i:5:p:551-558
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    1. Tobias Franz, 2019. "Why ‘Good Governance’ Fails: Lessons from Regional Economic Development in Colombia," International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 43(4), pages 776-785, July.
    2. Tobias Franz, 2018. "Power balances, transnational elites, and local economic governance: The political economy of development in Medellín," Local Economy, London South Bank University, vol. 33(1), pages 85-109, February.

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