Political Leadership, Conflict, and the Prospects for Constitutional Peace
17 Pages Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Date Written: April 1, 2007
Abstract
The emphasis on constitutional political economy has been that new rules and institutions can be devised that improve the welfare of a society. Given the number of societies that are infected with political conflict and, as a result, lower levels of welfare, this paper attempts to analyze why we do not see more constitutional conventions aimed at eliminating conflict. The key idea is that expressively motivated group members may create incentives for instrumentally motivated group leaders such that it leads them to choose conflict rather than compromise. Nonetheless, it is not argued that such a peace is impossible to obtain. This leads to a further question, that if such a constitutional agreement could be found, would the expressive perspective alter the conventional instrumental perspective on the sort of constitutional reform that should be undertaken?
Keywords: Education and Society, Post Conflict Reintegration, Peace & Peacekeeping, Social Conflict and Violence, Services & Transfers to Poor
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Do you have negative results from your research you’d like to share?
Recommended Papers
-
The Persistence of Corruption and Regulatory Compliance Failures Theory and Evidence
By Richard Damania, Per G. Fredriksson, ...