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This chapter critically examines the role of equality, as both a procedural and a distributive principle, for sustainable peace. We first examine the extent to which equality is a preferred principle in negotiations, and its contribution to the durability of agreements. The wider role and benefits (or not) of equality in society are then discussed. Research findings demonstrate that equality in negotiations enhances the durability of agreements. As evidence from civil war negotiations suggests, however, societal stability and longer-term sustainable peace depend in part on connecting the results of negotiations with effective peacemaking and peace-building in a broader sense.
This chapter is part of a collaborative program of research on justice conducted by the authors. The idea of equality applies as well to the authors’ contributions to the chapter. Thus, their names are listed alphabetically.
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Procedural justice is here defined in terms of four principles: transparency, fair representation, fair treatment and play, and voluntary agreement. Collectively, these principles aim to establish equality in the process in terms of a “level playing field” of equal rules and equal opportunities for all parties.
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Elster also notes that Tocqueville does not “illuminate us about the conditions under which hope (encouraging striving) rather than envy (discouraging striving) will dominate” (Elster, 1994: 108). This distinction is an empirical question suitable for research.
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Albin, C., Druckman, D. (2012). The Role of Equality in Negotiation and Sustainable Peace. In: Coleman, P. (eds) Psychological Components of Sustainable Peace. Peace Psychology Book Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3555-6_7
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