No. 211: Mediation in Violent Conflict

Author(s): Jonas Baumann, Govinda Clayton
Editor(s): Christian Nünlist
Series Editor(s): Christian Nünlist, Matthias Bieri
Series: CSS Analyses in Security Policy
Issue: 211
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich
Publication Year: 2017

Mediation is a process in which a third party assists the disputants, with their consent, in preventing, managing, or resolving a conflict. It is a widely used conflict resolution tool. Nevertheless, to improve its effectiveness, concepts need to be clarified, its strengths and limits recognized, and the field professionalized.

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Mediation in Armed Conflict, 1946-2012