Julia von Dobeneck, Affiliated Researcher
Julia von Dobeneck, peace mediator, trainer and experienced political advisor, was Senior Project Manager and Researcher at the Center for Peace Mediation from 09/2015 to 04/2021.
Besides teaching and continuously refining the peace mediation methodology, Julia conducted research on dialogue in Ukraine, represented the CPM at IMSD and MSN and headed the policy section of the Research and Transfer Project Peace Mediation (“Mediation Hub”) as scholar-practitioner at Directorate-General S at the German Federal Foreign Office (FFO) from 2018-2021. Besides the continuous day to day exchange between CPM researchers and the Federal Foreign Office, the Hub provides, amongst others, methodological and conceptual process support as well as in-house training for diplomatic staff.
Julia is now heading the project “Strengthening of Mediation Capacities” which the Center for International Peace Operations (ZIF) is running in cooperation with the German Federal Foreign Office. As Affiliated Researcher at the CPM, amongst others, she continues lecturing for some of the Center programs, e.g. in the Master’s Program on Mediation and Conflict Management.
Besides teaching and continuously refining the peace mediation methodology, Julia conducted research on dialogue in Ukraine, represented the CPM at IMSD and MSN and headed the policy section of the Research and Transfer Project Peace Mediation (“Mediation Hub”) as scholar-practitioner at Directorate-General S at the German Federal Foreign Office (FFO) from 2018-2021. Besides the continuous day to day exchange between CPM researchers and the Federal Foreign Office, the Hub provides, amongst others, methodological and conceptual process support as well as in-house training for diplomatic staff.
Julia is now heading the project “Strengthening of Mediation Capacities” which the Center for International Peace Operations (ZIF) is running in cooperation with the German Federal Foreign Office. As Affiliated Researcher at the CPM, amongst others, she continues lecturing for some of the Center programs, e.g. in the Master’s Program on Mediation and Conflict Management.
Areas of Expertise
Community Mediation; Political Mediation; Multi-Track Mediation; Participative Processes; Process Design; Organizational Development
Publications
- Röder/Vimalarajah/von Dobeneck (upcoming, 2021): Friedensmediation. In: Kötter et al. (eds.), Rechtsstaatsförderung. Handbuch für Forschung und Praxis.
- Brockmeier/Kirchhoff/von Dobeneck (2020): Deutschland & Friedensmediation (Teil 1): Zwischen Methodik, Macht und Politik. PeacebyPeace Podcast S3E4.
- von Dobeneck (2020): Deutschland als Mediationsakteur - Entwicklung und konzeptionelle Grundlagen. In: Holper/Kirchhoff (eds.): Friedensmediation - Spannungsfeld aus Methodik, Macht und Politik. Interdisziplinäre Studien zu Mediation und Konfliktmanagement. Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlag, 45-68.
- Holper/Kirchhoff/Leschinski/Röder/Vogt/von Dobeneck/Walter-Drop (2020): Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on fragile contexts and foreign policy instruments. Joint Paper of the Academic Researchers seconded to the Directorate-General for Humanitarian Assistance, Crisis Prevention, Stabilisation and Post-Conflict Reconstruction of the Federal Foreign Office. / Auswirkungen der Covid-19 Pandemie auf fragile Kontexte und außenpolitische Instrumente. Gemeinsames Papier der Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler in der Abteilung für Krisenprävention, Stabilisierung, Konfliktnachsorge und Humanitäre Hilfe des Auswärtigen Amtes.
- IMSD (2020): Konzept Friedensmediation in die außenpolitische Praxis umsetzen! Stellungnahme für den Unterausschuss Zivile Krisenprävention, Konfliktbearbeitung & vernetztes Handeln.
- Kyselova/Kraus/Kirchhoff/von Dobeneck (2017): Track III Dialogues in Ukraine: Full Research Report. Center for Peace Mediation/Kiev-Mohyla Academy
- Kyselova/von Dobeneck (2017): Track III Dialogues in Ukraine: Major Patterns and Resulting Risks. Research-based Policy Paper. Ukrainian version.
- Kirchhoff/Kraus/von Dobeneck (2016): Von Elefanten und Papiertigern in der Friedensmediation. In: PeaceLab2016: Krisenprävention weiter denken.
- von Dobeneck/Kraus/Kyselova (2016): Challenges to Mediation and Dialogue in Ukraine: Distrust in Procedures and a Dysfunctional Market. Discussion Paper
