Mediation Support Network

Please find below a selection of mediation-related publications from MSN members. For the MSN Discussion Points, click here.

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Mediation Policy, Concepts and Methodology

2019:

• The Nomative Framework and the International Legal Basis of Peace Mediation, CPM and Berghof, June 2019

2018:

2017:

2016:

• Letter to the Incoming UN SG by members of the Mediation Support Network, MSN September 2016
• The Search for Peace: Perspectives on Mediation 2010-2015, HD Centre, 2016
• On Gender: The Role of Norms in International Peace Mediation, swisspeace, 2016

2015:

• Peacemaking in the new world disorder, Oslo Report, HD Centre, 2015
• On Inclusivity. The role of Norms in International Peace Mediation, swisspeace, 2015
• Gender in Mediation: An Exercise Handbook for Trainers, CSS, November 2015
• Inside the Box: Using Integrative Simulations to Teach Conflict, Negotiations and Mediation, CSS, June 2015
• The Role of Norms in International Peace Mediation, swisspeace, April 2015
• UN sanctions and peace negotiations: possibilities for complementarity, HD Centre, January 2015

2014:

• African Union Mediation Support Handbook, ACCORD, December 2014
• What is the essence of international mediation in civil wars? The challenge of managing complexity, CMA, June 2014
• Effectively Supporting Mediation: Developments, Challenges and Requirements, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, June 2014

2013:

• Mediating Water Use Conflicts in Peace Processes, CSS, December 2013
• Building Peace in 2013, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, February 2013

Case Studies

2016:

• Inside Syria: What Local Actors Are Doing For Peace, swisspeace, January 2016
• Building infrastructures for Peace: The Role of Liaison Offices in Myanmar’s Peace Process, CPCS, January 2016
• Karen Unity Building Initiatives Towards Sustainable Peace in Myanmar, CPCS, January 2016

2015:

• Making Peace in Their Own Words. People of Myanmar’s Peace Process, CPCS, October 2015
• Women and Peacemaking in Yemen: Mapping the Realities, CMI, September 2015

2014:

• Germany as Mediator. Peace Mediation and Mediation Support in German Foreign Policy, Berghof Foundation, November 2014
• Mediation Perspectives 2013 – 2014, CSS, December 2014
• Listening to Communities – Karen (Kayin) State, CPCS, November 2014 (also available in Burmese and Chinese)
• Catalyzing Reflection on Dialogue Processes in Myanmar (issue 1, issue 2 and issue 3), swisspeace, June 2014
• Yemen in Transition: Between Fragmentation and Transformation, USIP, March 2015

2013:

• Through a Different Lens: Innovative approaches to mediating conflict, Oslo Forum 2013, HD Centre, November 2013
• Harnessing Local Capacities for Political Dialogue: WANEP’s Experience in the 2012 Ghanaian Election, WANEP, August 2013
• Mediating Criminal Violence: Lessons from the Gang Truce in El Salvador, HD Centre, July 2013
• From Pre-Talks to Implementation: Lessons Learned from Mediation Processes, Crisis Management Initiative, May 2013
• A Crowded Field: Competition and Coordination in International Peace Mediation, Centre for Mediation in Africa, University of Pretoria, February 2013
• Mapping of African Non-State Actors Active in the Field of Mediation and Conflict Resolution, Crisis Management Initiative, February 2013