Conflict and Fragility From Power Struggles to Sustainable Peace Understanding Political Settlements

Until recently, the term "e;political settlement"e; has been used almost interchangeably with "e;peace agreement"e;. But it has broader implications: political settlements span the continuum from negotiated peace agreements to long-term historical development -- in the latter sense approaching the concept of a social contract. Generally speaking, every political regime that is not in the midst of ...