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P35


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Leaders, coalitions and political settlements 
Convenor:
Tim Kelsall (ODI)
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Chair:
Marja Hinfelaar (Southern African Institute for Policy and Research)
Formats:
Papers Mixed
Stream:
Political regimes and leadership
Sessions:
Friday 19 June, -
Time zone: Europe/London

Short Abstract:

This panel will present recent work from a survey of political settlements in 42-countries, relating development outcomes to the size, strength and social identity of the head of government's political coalition or bloc.

Long Abstract:

Addressing 21st century development challenges requires political will and concerted leadership. However, the effectiveness of leaders typically depends not just on the innate abilities of individuals, but also on the nature of the coalitions that form around them. Political settlements analysis provides a systematic means of assessing the composition, structure and relative strength of ruling or governing coalitions, providing powerful insights into the ability of leaders, whether in government, opposition, or the international community, decisively to address challenges at the level of the nation state. This panel will present recent work from the political settlements canon, including initial results from a 42-country survey that relates development outcomes to the size, strength and social identity of the head of government's political coalition or bloc.

Papers are expected to include:

Tim Kelsall - General overview of research project and main findings

Nicolai Schulz - More detailed results of the QCA and initial results from wider survey

Sam Hickey - Policy implications

Matthias vom Hau and or Bill Ferguson - situating findings in wider debates about politics, coalitions and leadership for collective action.

Accepted papers:

Session 1 Friday 19 June, 2020, -