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Bargaining about Bargaining

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  • Pierre Du Toit

    (Department of Political Science, University of Stellenbosch)

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The problem of specifying the empirical conditions of, and prescriptive guidelines for, conflict resolution in deeply divided societies such as South Africa presents a challenge to both political theorists and public policy makers. The aim of this article is to assess the prospects for conflict resolution in South Africa by evaluating two divergent theoretically informed predictions for South Africa. I draw on aspects of bargaining theories that describe the nature of the so-called bargaining problem. I conclude that successful conflict resolution in deeply divided societies such as South Africa depends on how contending political leaders respond to the constraints inherent in conflicts characterized by strategic interaction.

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  • Pierre Du Toit, 1989. "Bargaining about Bargaining," Journal of Conflict Resolution, Peace Science Society (International), vol. 33(2), pages 210-230, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:jocore:v:33:y:1989:i:2:p:210-230
    DOI: 10.1177/0022002789033002002
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    1. Barry, Brian, 1975. "Review Article: Political Accommodation and Consociational Democracy," British Journal of Political Science, Cambridge University Press, vol. 5(4), pages 477-505, October.
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