Governing with an open strategy? Critical reflections on opening governance and strategy in the recent case of the Colombian peace process

Openness in strategy and government are gaining popular interest in the academy and public institutions. However, research shows weak linkages between open strategy and open government. To address this gap, this paper examines the dynamics of inclusion in the context of governing through an open strategy. To do so, we have gone through an archival analysis, studying the recent case of peace dialogues in Colombia in the last six years. Near 400 archives from official documents, newspapers, reports and social media, among others, allowed us to identify the intended and unintended societal and political implications of governing with an open strategy. In addition, the paper shows the influence of technology and social media as moderators of the inclusion and exclusion dynamics. This paper contributes to the understanding of open strategy into a national context and extends the open strategy field through connections with open government.