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Navigating Inclusion in Peace Settlements: Human Rights and the Creation of the Common Good

A project exploring the difficulties and strategies of negotiating inclusion in post-conflict, deeply divided societies.
Project status
Closed
Programmes
Justice, Rights & Equality
Departments
International

This project seeks to investigate how peace processes which culminate in some sort of political settlement are implemented, and what role human rights arguments and mechanisms play in this. In particular, it focuses on the challenges of post-conflict orders that often revolve around the need to stabilise the political institutions, and the tensions with longer-term peacebuilding strategies which prioritise broader social inclusion and addressing the root causes of violence. 

Project outputs include a series of working papers and case studies:

For more information:

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 020 7967 5267

Project outcomes

Navigating Inclusion in Peace Settlements: Human Rights and the Creation of the Common Good

The British Academy

A report arguing that human rights commitments can facilitate entry points for the creation of an inclusive political order in post-conflict situations, and suggesting a novel approach to the implementation of human rights measures.

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