Julia von Dobeneck, Senior Project Manager and Researcher
Julia von Dobeneck, mediator and change manager, is senior project manager and researcher at the Center for Peace Mediation. She holds a diploma in Media Science from Technical University Berlin.
As peace mediator, she led community mediation projects in Kosovo for three years, including dialogue facilitation on the municipal level, political consultations and round-tables with stakeholders. Together with her multi-ethnic team, she implemented a system for mediation in Mitrovica/Kosovo on both sides of Ibar river, including mediation trainings and supervision for local mediators and supporting them to act as a conflict sensitive “third side”.
Julia has years’ experience in political consultancy and analysis of political structures, having worked eight years as a scientific adviser for members of the German Bundestag. She has always focused on political participation and dialogue instruments in the on- and offline world. At the Center for Peace Mediation, she focuses on political mediation and oversees activities for Initiative Mediation Support Germany. Besides her academic research, she conducts mediation and communication training and is engaged as a systemic change manager in organizational developments.
As peace mediator, she led community mediation projects in Kosovo for three years, including dialogue facilitation on the municipal level, political consultations and round-tables with stakeholders. Together with her multi-ethnic team, she implemented a system for mediation in Mitrovica/Kosovo on both sides of Ibar river, including mediation trainings and supervision for local mediators and supporting them to act as a conflict sensitive “third side”.
Julia has years’ experience in political consultancy and analysis of political structures, having worked eight years as a scientific adviser for members of the German Bundestag. She has always focused on political participation and dialogue instruments in the on- and offline world. At the Center for Peace Mediation, she focuses on political mediation and oversees activities for Initiative Mediation Support Germany. Besides her academic research, she conducts mediation and communication training and is engaged as a systemic change manager in organizational developments.
Areas of Expertise
Community Mediation; Political Mediation; Multi-Track Mediation; Participative Processes; Process Design; Organizational Development
