<div dir="ltr"><div>A reminder of the unusual, and invaluable, seminar on Political Settlements Theory at 4pm this afternoon. We have not advertised it very widely, so please feel free to forward to people who might be interested:</div><div><br></div><div><p class="gmail-m_4704269381889417231x"><b>Political settlements</b> theory seeks to
explain development outcomes according to the distribution of
organisational power, institutions and resources in society. Drawing on
various traditions (new institutionalism, public choice, Marxism), it
has steadily moved into the mainstream of development discourse, and has
informed a wide range of bilateral and multilateral programmes around
fragile and developing states. As a comparatively young discipline,
there are active and ongoing debates around definitions, gaps and
dependencies in the model. These include how narrow or inclusive a
settlement has to be, whether the settlement is a reproducible
distribution of power or an agreement between elites to end violence,
and the importance of the distribution of economic benefits as a
variable. We are privileged to be joined by three speakers who have been
at the cutting edge of these debates, and who will engage with us over
the course of two sessions.</p>
<p class="gmail-m_4704269381889417231x">If you are planning to join this meeting, please read <a href="https://wiser.wits.ac.za/system/files/documents/tk_mvh_political%20settlements%20working%20paper%20Sep%202020.pdf">this discussion paper</a>.</p>
<p class="gmail-m_4704269381889417231x"><b>Session 1: Wednesday 7th October 2020 16h00 – 17h30</b></p>
<p class="gmail-m_4704269381889417231x">Tim Kelsall and Matthias vom Hau from
the Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre,
University of Manchester, will present a paper reflecting on the current
debates in political settlements theory, in particular what constitutes
a political settlement, the critical variables that determine outcomes
and the typologies that flow from this. The themes they will cover also
form part of a forthcoming book to be published early in 2021. </p>
<p class="gmail-m_4704269381889417231x">Register for the Zoom meeting here : <a href="https://wits-za.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEqceGopjgiGdbW1BZJB_WKojK9DBxfjK-P">https://wits-za.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEqceGopjgiGdbW1BZJB_WKojK9DBxfjK-P</a></p>
<p><b>Tim Kelsall</b> is a Senior Research Fellow at the Overseas
Development Institute in London and Co-Director of Research at the
Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre, University
of Manchester. Tim specialises in political economy analysis and
political anthropology, with interests in governance, democracy,
transitional justice, economic growth, education, and health. He has
worked in several developing countries, including Tanzania, Sierra Leone
and Cambodia. He holds a BA from the University of Oxford and an MA and
PhD from the School of Oriental and African Studies. Prior to joining
ODI he taught politics and development studies at Oxford and Newcastle
Universities, edited the journal African Affairs, and worked freelance
for a variety of research and development organisations. His latest book
is Business, Politics, and the State in Africa: Rethinking the
orthodoxies on growth and transformation (London: Zed Books, 2013).</p>
<p><strong>Matthias vom Hau</strong> is an Associate Professor and Ramón
y Cajal Researcher at the Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals
(IBEI). A sociologist by training, he has a PhD (2007) from Brown
University and previously held a postdoctoral fellowship at the
University of Manchester. Matthias’ research is centrally concerned with
the relationship between identity politics, institutions, and
development, with a comparative-historical focus on Latin America. He
has published widely on how states construct a sense of national
belonging, how civil society actors negotiate and contest official
nationalisms, and the extent to which ordinary citizens subscribe to
official and counter-state identity projects. A second line of research
explores the rise and consequences of indigenous movements in Latin
America and beyond, while his third line of work corrects for the
fundamentally ahistorical approach that underpins the supposedly
negative relationship between ethnic diversity and public goods
provision.</p></div><div><br></div><div></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="text-align:left">-------<br>Keith Breckenridge <b><span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)">W I S E R</span></b><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)"> - The Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of the Witwatersrand | Pbag 3, PO Wits, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2050 |<font size="2"> Phone +27(0)11-7174272 | </font></span><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)">Web</span>: <font size="2"><a href="http://wiser.wits.ac.za" target="_blank">wiser.wits.ac.za </a><br></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:colver@iafrica.com">colver@iafrica.com</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2020 at 10:10<br>Subject: [State@Wits] Upcoming seminars on political settlements theory<br>To: <<a href="mailto:state@lists.wiser.org.za">state@lists.wiser.org.za</a>><br></div><br><br><div link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" lang="EN-ZA"><div class="m_-7059895934285166406WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Dear all<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">A reminder about the two upcoming seminars on current debates in political settlements theory:<u></u><u></u></p><ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc"><li class="m_-7059895934285166406MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm">Wed 7<sup>th</sup> Oct 16h00 to 17h300 with Tim Kelsall and Matthias vom Hau<u></u><u></u></li><li class="m_-7059895934285166406MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm">Wed 14<sup>th</sup> Oct 16h00 to 17h30 with Brian Levy<u></u><u></u></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">We will be discussing the attached paper by Tim and Matthias, as well as Chapter 8 of Brian’s book Working with the Grain. <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Please register for the seminars here:<u></u><u></u></p><ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc"><li class="m_-7059895934285166406MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm">Oct 7 <a href="https://wits-za.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEqceGopjgiGdbW1BZJB_WKojK9DBxfjK-P" target="_blank">https://wits-za.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEqceGopjgiGdbW1BZJB_WKojK9DBxfjK-P</a><u></u><u></u></li><li class="m_-7059895934285166406MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm">Oct 14 <a href="https://wits-za.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAvcOytqjgqH9HyBQnTvGC3fYaEPiZQQMhp" target="_blank">https://wits-za.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAvcOytqjgqH9HyBQnTvGC3fYaEPiZQQMhp</a><u></u><u></u></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">We look forward to engaging with you on these papers. If you have any questions in advance, please email me directly.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Regards<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy">CRISPIAN OLVER</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy">Postnet Suite 118, Private Bag X7 Parkview 2122 </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy">c. +27825680415 w. +27 11 646 5553 skype: crispian.olver</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:colver@iafrica.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:navy">colver@iafrica.com</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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