Challenges to Mediation Support in Hot Wars: Learnings from Syria and Ukraine

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Author(s)
Kirchhoff, L., et al.
Publication language
English
Pages
18pp
Date published
16 Jun 2016
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Conflict, violence & peace, Peacebuilding, Working in conflict setting
Countries
Ukraine, Syria

How can mediators better support peacemaking efforts while a war is going on? According to the contributors of this volume, they first need to perform three preliminary steps – 1) improve their conflict analysis skills, particularly by anchoring them more securely to everyday practices; 2) spell out the ‘inclusivity’ of peace processes from a mediator’s perspective; and 3) rethink the notion of cooperation in the peace mediation marketplace.