Dr.  Anne Holper (previously Kraus), Co-Director 
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Dr. Anne Holper, conflict researcher, supervisor, coach and mediator, is one of the two Co-Directors of the Center for Peace Mediation. 

M.A. in Comparative Literature and German Literature (HU/FU Berlin), PhD in Political Philosophy and Applied Ethics (LMU Munich), with research stays at Renmin University of China Beijing as fellow of the Center for Applied Policy Research (CAP). Trained mediator (MuCDR), certified supervisor and coach (DGSv).
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Heading the Tough Choices Cluster of Viadrina, ETH Zurich, swisspeace and Kiev Mohyla Academy, she focuses on advancing the practical methodology of mediation, dialogue and decision making in political conflicts, particularly for dealing with dilemmas at the nexus of politics and norms as well as for mediating polarised societies. Within the Center`s Mediation Hub, she provides conceptual and methodological consultancy to the Federal Foreign Office. As a supervisor and coach, she supports a variety of actors from the mediation and peacebuilding sector. After focusing on EU-China relations in her PhD, her regional focus is now mainly on Ukraine, where she has also supported insider dialogue actors. She is a faculty member of the Viadrina Master Program of Mediation and Conflict Management as well as of the Master of International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law LLM. She teaches, amongst others, at the Academy for International Diplomats at the Federal Foreign Office and collaborates with the Mercator Fellowship on International Affairs and the Subcommittee on Civilian Crisis Prevention, Conflict Management and Integrated Action the German Bundestag. 

Areas of Expertise
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Methods and Norms of Peace Mediation and Third Party Intervention; Dialogue in Polarised Societies; Dilemmas and Decision Making in Peace Processes; Ukraine Crisis; Political Philosophy; Procedural Ethics; Action/Practice Research; Reflective Practice; Supervision and Coaching.


Publications
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Contact

holper[at]europa-uni.de