CENTER FOR PEACE MEDIATION

​The Center for Peace Mediation is a small university-based mediation actor. It is focusing on mediation in political conflicts and peace processes, with ​Research & Analysis, Academic Teaching, Facilitation & Support and ​Policy & Strategy activities.

The Center is part of the Institute for Conflict Management at European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), Germany, and home to an interdisciplinary team of scholar-practitioners. Since 2018, CPM is running a Research and Transfer Project on Peace Mediation with and at the Federal Foreign Office.

​The Center explores and supports the practice of peace mediation to enable it to be more effective, reflective and responsible. The Center’s research seeks to identify constructive ways to deal with the dilemmas and limitations of peace mediation.

​In its teaching, training and consultancy for diplomats, political decision-makers and civil society actors the Center interlinks methods, ethics and legal dimensions of peace mediation.

Upcoming

Publications

• 23/24 Aug 18: Workshop at Transsectoral PeaceLab. Looking for Hybrid Solutions to Hybrid Conflicts: Academia, Civil Society, and the Arts at Viadrina

​Past

• 24-25 May/19 Jun 18: Kolloquium Normative Dimensionen internationaler Streitbeilegung: Friedensmediation in der Ukrainekrise in Theorie und Praxis an der Bucerius Law School
• 23-27 Apr 18: Peace Mediation & Crisis Diplomacy Courses at Training for International Diplomats, German Federal Foreign Office
• 12-16 Mar 18: Module 2 in MAS Mediation in Peace Processes at ETH Zürich
• 14/15 Feb 18: Kick-Off Workshop B/Orders in Motion Research Project Tough Choices: Dilemmas and Decisions in Peacemaking
• 14 Dec 17: Presentation of Research Findings Track III Dialogues in Ukraine at MinTOT, Kiev/Ukraine
• 29 Nov 17: Presentation of Research Findings and expert discussion Track III Dialogues in Ukraine in cooperation with zif

• 10 Nov 17: Presentation of Research Findings Track III Dialogues in Ukraine at Childfund study visit program
• 15/16 Nov 17: Workshops Viadrina Days of Conflict (management) 
  ​at European University Viadrina
• 24-25 Oct 17:  Workshop on Method, Multitrack and Mindsets Training for International Diplomats, German Federal Foreign Office at Regional Network Meeting, Kiev/Ukraine
• 5 Oct 17: Presentation of Research Findings Track III Dialogues in Ukraine at OSCE, Ukraine​

• AK Curriculum und Didaktik der AFK (2018): Mitteilung an den Wissenschaftsrat zur Evaluation der Friedens- und Konfliktforschung in Deutschland und Österreich
• Kyselova, Kraus, Kirchhoff, von Dobeneck (2017):  Track III Dialogues in Ukraine: Full ​Research Report
• Kirchhoff/Kraus (2017): Mediation in internationalen Konflikten und Friedensprozessen. In: eds. Trenczek/Berning/Lenz, Mediation und Konfliktmanagement. 2. überarb. Aufl. 
• IMSD (2017): Friedensmediation in den Koalitionsvertrag integrieren. Eine Positionierung der Initiative Mediation Support.
• IMSD/Auswärtiges Amt (2017): Normativer Bezugsrahmen und völkerrechtliche Grundlagen der Friedensmediation. 
  ​Nr. 5 der Fact Sheet-Reihe Friedensmediation und Mediation Support 
• ​Kyselova/von Dobeneck (2017): Track III Dialogues in Ukraine: Major Patterns and Resulting Risks. Research-based Policy Paper. CPM/KMA Research project. Ukrainian version.
• Kerber/Kraus (ed.) (2017): Dialogue in Odessa, Ukraine. Findings and suggestions based on a series of interviews with local dialogue actors, carried out in Odessa in 2015/Ukrainian version.​
• Kraus/Kirchhoff/Mason (2017): Safe Spaces: Mapping the Red Lines in Peacemakers' Trade-Offs. Research Outline 
• ​Federal Foreign Office/IMSD (2017): Basics of Mediation: Concepts and Definitions. Fact Sheet Series Peace Mediation and Mediation Support.
• ​IMSD/Auswärtiges Amt (2016): 
  Konfliktanalyse und Mediation Entry Points. 
  ​Nr. 4 der Fact Sheet-Reihe Friedensmediation und Mediation Support 
• IMSD/Auswärtiges Amt (2016): 
  Die Rollen und Beiträge von Staaten im Bereich Friedensmediation. 
  Nr. 3 der Fact Sheet-Reihe Friedensmediation und Mediation Support 
• IMSD/Auswärtiges Amt (2016): 
  Die Rollen und Beiträge von multilateralen und nichtstaatlichen Akteuren im Bereich Friedensmediation. Nr. 2 der Fact Sheet-Reihe Friedensmediation und Mediation Support
• IMSD/Auswärtiges Amt (2016): Grundlagen der Mediation: Konzepte und Definitionen.
  ​Nr. 1 der Fact Sheet-Reihe Friedensmediation und Mediation Support