Political settlements and development theory, evidence, implications / Tim Kelsall, Nicolai Schulz, William D. Ferguson, Matthias vom Hau, Sam Hickey, Brian Levy.
| Author/creator | Kelsall, Tim, 1970- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Oxford, United Kingdom New York : Oxford University Press, 2022. |
| Description | xviii, 249 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Schulz, Nicolai. |
| Other author/creator | Ferguson, William D., 1953- |
| Other author/creator | Vom Hau, Matthias. |
| Other author/creator | Hickey, Samuel, 1972- |
| Other author/creator | Levy, Brian, 1954- |
| Other author/creator | Oxford University Press. |
| Abstract | "Few concepts have captured the imagination of the conflict and development communities in recent years as powerfully as the idea of a 'political settlement'. At its most ambitious, 'political settlements analysis' (PSA) promises to explain why conflicts occur and states collapse, the conditions for their successful rehabilitation, different developmental pathways from peace, and how to better fit development policy to country context. Yet despite the meteoric rise of the term and its tremendous promise, not all is well in the world of PSA. Rival definitions of the concept abound; there are disagreements about its scope and the way it should be used; a growing schism between conflict specialists and economists; basic concepts are ambiguous; and little progress has been made on measurement. This book consequently has three main aims. The first is to argue for a revised definition of a political settlement, capable of unifying its diverse strands. The second is to put the concept on a more solid theoretical and scientific footing, providing a method for measuring and categorising political settlements, using both qualitative case studies and a large-n statistical analysis to illustrate its potential. And the third is to examine the implications of the findings for mainstream social science analysis and for policymakers"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021952589 |
| ISBN | 9780192848932 (hardback) |
| ISBN | (epub) |
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