The Third Way: Reinterpreting the Political Settlements Framework with Structuration Theory

Tao Xu

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Abstract: This research constructs the duality-oriented political settlements framework through structuration theory. With immense conflicts and inequality of global development, the underlying power distribution and institutional evolution in the South, however, are not fully elucidated due to the dualism-driven disagreements. With the duality of structure, our research investigates the dialectical structure-agency relationship in socio-political interaction, mediating dualism into the power structuration process, followed by a case examination of the Peiyang Republic of China 1912–1928. The results illustrate that the duality-oriented framework settles the limitations on account of static power structure and convoluted agency. The findings reveal the evolving nature of political settlements, whereby institutions are used and reconstituted by the praxes of agents. Analysing the interaction between power agents and structures, this research reinterprets political settlements as dynamic reproduction of power systems for broader development and conflict studies.

Keywords: political settlements framework; structuration theory; duality of structure; power distribution; institution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: B5 B52 O1 P5 Z1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024-10-23
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