Publications

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

Mediation Policy, Concepts and Methodology

2016:

- - - - Letter to the Incoming UN SG by members of the Mediation Support Network, MSN September 2016
      - Oslo Forum 2016 Meeting Report: Adapting to a new conflict landscape, HD Centre 2016
      - Mediation through a Media Lens: Interviews from the Oslo Forum 2016, HD Centre, 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
      - Proscribing peace: the impact of terrorist listing on peacebuilding organisations, Conciliation Resources, January 2016

2015:

- - - - Gender and conflict analysis toolkit for peacebuilders, Conciliation Resources, December 2015
      - Inclusivity in National Dialogues: Guaranteeing Social Integration or Preserving Old Power Hierarchies?, Berghof Foundation, November 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
      - Local engagement with armed groups. In the midst of violence, Conciliation Resources, May 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
      - National Dialogue Processes in Political Transitions, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, January 2014
      - Legitimacy and Peace Processes: From Coercion to Consent, Conciliation Resources, April 2014

2013:

- - - - Mediating Water Use Conflicts in Peace Processes, CSS, December 2013
      - Handbook for AU practitioners, Volume 1-3, By the African Union and the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, July 2013
      - Building Peace in 2013, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, February 2013
      - Dialogue Series No. 10: Peace Infrastructures – Assessing Concept and Practice, Berghof Foundation, 2013

Case Studies

2016:

- - - - Diasporas as catalysts for dialogue: the cases of Laos and Papua, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, June 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
      - Securing an Armenian-Azerbaijani agreement, Conciliation Resources, June 2015

2014:

- - - - Germany as Mediator. Peace Mediation and Mediation Support in German Foreign Policy, Berghof Foundation, November 2014
      - Engaging with radical groups in conflicts: What can we accomplish through dialogue?, Oslo Forum 2014, HD Centre, December 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
      - Innovation in Mediation Support: The International Contact Group in Mindanao, Conciliation Resources, July 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
      - Mediating Peace in Africa: Enhancing the Role of Southern African Women in Mediation, ACCORD, April 2013
      - Accord Insight: Women Building Peace, Conciliation Resources, March 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
      - Navigating Post-Peace Agreement Plebiscites: Zimbabwe and Kenya’s 2013 elections, ACCORD, February 2013
      - The Troubled Road to Peace: Reflections on the complexities of resolving the political impasse in Madagascar, ACCORD, February 2013
      - Legitimate Representation in Mediation Processes: Civil Society Involvement in Liberia and Kenya, Centre for Mediation in Africa, University of Pretoria, January 2013
      - Toward a European Institute of Peace, United States Institute of Peace, February 2013