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CENTER FOR PEACE MEDIATION

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​The Center for Peace Mediation is a small practice-oriented research institution in the field of Applied Peace & Conflict Studies based at European University Viadrina. The Center researches, supports and teaches mediation, dialogue and decision-making in peace processes and polarized societies​. 
The Center is part of the Institute for Conflict Management at European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), Germany. ​It is home to an interdisciplinary team of scholar-practitioners.

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Since 2018, the CPM is running the Mediation Hub, a research and transfer project on peace mediation with and at  the Federal Foreign Office. 


​In its research, support and teaching, the Center seeks to enable the mediation practice of diplomats, political decision-makers and civil society actors to be more effective, reflective and responsible. 

The Center`s activities are driven by critical scientific analysis, hands-on methodological skills and an explicit societal impetus.
​A red thread running through all of the Center`s activities is to seek creative, yet responsible ways to deal with the multiple dilemmas in peace mediation and political decision making. ​​
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News

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  • In a Plenary Debate on April 15 2021, the German Bundestag discussed the needs to expand the capacities of peace mediation as an integrated element of Germany`s foreign policy based on a proposal of the German Greens.
  • In two PeacebyPeace Podcast episodes Sarah Brockmeier discusses Germany's role in peace mediation with Niels Annen, Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office, and Dr. Anne Holper, Julia von Dobeneck and Prof. Dr. Lars Kirchhoff from the Center for Peace Mediation on the occasion of releasing the edited volume Friedensmediation: Spannungsfeld aus Methodik, Macht und Politik. An English translation of the volume is following soon!
PeacebyPeace · S3E4 | Deutschland & Friedensmediation (Teil 1): Zwischen Methodik, Macht und Politik
PeacebyPeace · S3E5 | Deutschland & Friedensmediation (Teil 2): Interview mit Niels Annen

Upcoming

Publications


  • Jun 21: Workshop "Inclusion Dilemmas in Ukraine" at swisspeace Summer School: Ukraine - Opportunities and Challenges for Dialogue
  • 8 Jun-21 Jul 21: Course Conflict Analysis & Peace Mediation at Viadrina Summer School 2021​
  • 13-17 Sep 21: Peace Mediation & Crisis Diplomacy in Action Course 2021 Mediation and Dialogue in Polarized and Divided Societies ​with Training Academy for International Diplomats of German Federal Foreign Office​​

​​Past

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  • ​13 Apr 21: Seminar "Forget Consensus, Embrace Agonism?" at Corridors Programm with Mediation and Dialogue Research Centre, Kiev Mohyla Academy ​
  • 18 Mar 21: Workshop "Dilemmata in politischen Krisen und Konflikten: Eine Navigationshilfe" at German Association for Peace and Conflict Studies Conference 2021
  • 24 Feb 21: Online-Dialogue "Wie sehen Sie das?" Online-Austausch zur Corona-Situation in Frankfurt (Oder)
  • 4 Feb 21: Paper Presentation "This far and no further?" Dynamics of Red Lines in Peacemaking at Swiss Political Science Association Conference 2021​​
  • 17-18 Dec 20: Module on Conflict Prevention and Management in Master of International Law and Humanitarian Law, LL.M.​
  • 9 Nov 20: Online Peaceland Talk "Inclusion Dilemmas in Peacebuilding & Dialogue in Ukraine",  Mediation & Dialogue Research Center, Kyiv Mohyla Academy, Ukraine​​​
  • 5 Nov 20: Contribution to European Science Diplomacy Online Conference​
  • 26 Oct 20: Mediation & Dialogue Workshops at Ukraine Calling​
  • 17-18 Sep 20: Mediation Workshop at Mercator Fellowship on International Affairs​
  • 11 Sep 20: Input to Panel "Multi-track EU Mediation – Voices from the Field on Opportunities & Challenges" at Conference Mediation as a key CFSP Instrument of the German Council Presidency 

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  • 31 Aug-4 Sep 20: Peace Mediation & Crisis Diplomacy in Action Course 2020: Mediation Responses to Conflicts in Times of Corona with Training Academy for International Diplomats of German Federal Foreign Office​​
  • 25 Aug 20: Workshop on Conflict Mediation in the Context of Diversity at Viadrinicum 2020: Transsectoral Lab: (Post-)Migration. (Dis-)Integrative Encounters​​​​
  • 24 Jul 2020: Online Discussion "Das Modell S? - Wissenstausch zwischen Diplomatie und Forschung", with FU Berlin, ISFH Hamburg and Division S03 of the Federal Foreign Office
  • 18-20 Jun 20: Course Mediation in International Peace Processes​ at Viadrina Master’s Program in Mediation and Conflict Management​​​​
  • ​9 Mar 20: Center for Peace Mediation states Handlungsempfehlungen der Initiative Mediation Support at Unterausschuss Zivile Krisenprävention, Konfliktbearbeitung und vernetztes Handeln of the German Bundestag​​
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  • Holper/Kirchhoff (2021): ​Rethinking the Professionalisation of Peace Mediation. ​
  • Holper/Kyselova (2020): Inclusion Dilemmas in Peacebuilding and Dialogues in Ukraine. 
  • Holper/Kirchhoff (2020): (Dys-)Functions and Potentials of Norms as a Guidance System for Peace Mediators.​
  • Holper/Kirchhoff (eds.) (2020): Friedensmediation - Spannungsfeld aus Methodik, Macht und Politik. ​​
  • Holper/Kirchhoff/Leschinski/Röder/Vogt/von Dobeneck/Walter-Drop (2020): Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on fragile contexts and foreign policy instruments / Auswirkungen der Covid-19 Pandemie auf fragile Kontexte und außenpolitische Instrumente 
  • IMSD (2020): Konzept Friedensmediation in die außenpolitische Praxis umsetzen! Stellungnahme für den Unterausschuss Zivile Krisenprävention, Konfliktbearbeitung & vernetztes Handeln​
  • Kraus (now Holper)/Frazer/Kirchhoff/Kyselova/Mason/Palmiano Federer (2019): Dilemmas and Trade-Offs in Peacemaking: A Framework for Navigating Difficult Decisions.​
  • Federal Foreign Office/IMSD (2019): Methodology and communication tools in peace mediation.
  • Federal Foreign Office/IMSD (2019): The normative framework and the international legal basis of peace mediation. 
  • Kirchhoff/Kraus (now Holper)(2018): "...es lassen sich, wie so oft in Konflikten, zwei komplett unterschiedliche Geschichte erzählen".
  • ​Kraus (now Holper)/Kyselova (2018): Doing Action Research on Dialogues in Ukraine. 
  • AK Curriculum und Didaktik der AFK (2018): Mitteilung an den Wissenschaftsrat zur Evaluation der Friedens- und Konfliktforschung in Deutschland und Österreich​
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