“Mediation Perspectives” is a periodic blog by the CSS Mediation Support Team. Each entry is designed to highlight the utility of mediation approaches in dealing with violent political conflicts. If you would like to receive the links to our latest blog post per email, you can sign up here.
Past Mediation Perspectives blog posts:
- Temptations of a Mediator, Part I and Part II, by Ben Hoffmann and Simon Mason
- Empathy vs Realpolitik?, by Dirk Splinter
- The Myanmar Peace Process 2011-2015 Through National Glasses, by Rachel Gasser
- Mediation Perspectives: Peace, Conflict and Mediation in Islam, by Abbas Aroua
- Buddhism and Mediation Resources, by Susan Hayward
- Community-based Approaches to Early Warning and Early Response: Re-thinking Violence Prevention, by Steven Leach
- Oman’s Unique Approach to Mediation: A Solution for Sunni-Shia Conflicts?, by Douglas Leonard
- Using Religous Resources to Teach Negotiation and Mediation Skills (Part 2): Christianity, by Simon J.A. Mason
- Using Religous Resources to Teach Negotiation and Mediation Skills (Part 1): Criteria, by Simon J.A. Mason and Jean-Nicolas Bitter
- Applying Mediation and Negotiation Techniques at the Family Dinner, by Jonas Baumann
- Peace in Colombia – Turning the Rejection into an Opportunity, by Johannes Langer and Eliana Jimeno
- Seven Avenues for Research in International Mediation, by Swisspeace, Centre for Mediation in Africa, and Global South Unit for Mediation
- Brexit and the Binary Bind, by Bill Marsh
- Learning from Freedom Nyamubaya, by Simon Mason
- Early Warning/Early Response: Top-Down or Bottom-Up?, by Steven Leach
- Spoiler Alert – How Governments Can Undermine Peace Agreements, by Benno Zogg
- Meditation for Mediation?, by Simon Mason
- Dealing with the Problem of Patriarchy, by Simon Mason
- Building Consensus on Security Sector Transformation in Zimbabwe, by Valerie Sticher
- What Monsters Can Teach us about Religion and Conflict, by Angela Ullman
- Where Do Norms Come In?, by Mathias Zeller
- Professionalizing Mediation through Negotiation Simulations, by Simon Mason
- Reframing the Ukraine Crisis, by Alex Azarov
- The Need for a New Syrian Narrative, by Rima Barsoum
- Dealing with Organized Crime, by Sabrin Kassam
- What is Mediation?, by Simon J. A. Mason
- Time to Build Bridges between Tribes in South Sudan, by Josef Bucher
- Ending Dialogue to End the Israel-Palestine Conflict?, by Dahlia Scheindlin
- Innovative Approaches in the Colombian Peace Process, by Virginia M Bouvier
- The Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims in Dialogue With the World, by Sabrin Kassam
- Security Arrangements Key to Justice, by Laura Davis
- Fighting ‘Feminist Fatigue’, by Julia Palmiano
- The Tunisian National Dialogue, by Owen Frazer
- Engaging Religion, by Owen Frazer
- Localizing Peace Processes in DR Congo, by Sara Hellmüller
- The Local Elections in Kosovo, by Mathias Zeller
- Armenia and the Customs Union – Window of Opportunity for Nagorno-Karabakh?, by Anna Hess Sargsyan
- Reframing the Charities and Terrorism debate, by Owen Frazer (see also response by Tom Keatinge)
- Broadening Participation in Peace Processes – From “Why” to “How”, by Corinne von Burg
- Preventing Clashes over Religion and Free Speech, by Niklaus Nau
- How to Prevent the Clash of Narratives from Undermining Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks, by Natasha Gill
- Six Women Building Peace in Myanmar, by Rachel Gasser
- Commentary on the UN Guidance for Effective Mediation, by Jimmy Carter
- Peace Mediation Quo Vadis?, by Simon Mason
- Building Trust, by Valerie Sticher
- Visioning the Future and Dealing with the Past, by Sabina Stein
- “Infrastructures for Peace” – Useful Jargon?, by Owen Frazer
- The Roman Catholic Church in Dialogue with the World, by Simon Mason
Click here for a collection of all Mediation Perspectives blogs from 2013 to 2014.