Sins of omission or acts of commission? Explaining the impacts of commissions on lasting peace

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ID6299757
AuthorsNicholas Ro (0000-0002-7623-0852, Inclusive Peace, Switzerland), Alexander Bramble (0009-0009-8871-2451, Inclusive Peace, Switzerland)
Year2025
Volume46
Issue5
Pages705-719
Publication date2025-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Political Science Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0192-5121 • E-ISSN: 1460-373X
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/01925121251334062
OpenAlexW4410868621
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited12

Drawing on the dataset that surfaced the original definition of ‘inclusive commissions,’ the authors present a framework for classifying peace commissions, and argue that substantial variation in the design of commissions and how they articulate with other institutions in a peace or political process may help to account for the lack of consensus across thematic literatures. On the other hand, the focus of existing commissions studies on a few functions or mandates, and the conception of ‘inclusion’ in these studies, may miss significant parts of commissions’ contribution. We discuss the limitations of conventional models of inclusion, and suggest an alternative that emphasizes the infrastructural contribution made by commissions. Lastly, we describe the important dimensions of how commissions interact with other institutions, and how these correspond to strategies of resistance by conflict imbricated elites

Commission · Economics · Law and economics · Political economy · Political science · Public economics · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East · Public Administration

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