Prof. Dr. Lars Kirchhoff, Co-Director
Prof. Dr. Lars Kirchhoff, mediator and international lawyer, is one of the two Co-Directors of the Center for Peace Mediation and Director of the Institute for Conflict Management and the Master's Program in Mediation at the European University Viadrina.
After pursuing graduate studies in Passau, Dublin and Berlin, and holding research positions at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Lars Kirchhoff specialized in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), International Law and International Commercial Arbitration during his postgraduate studies at Yale Law School and at the U.S. District Court of Northern California.
In addition to his practical work as a mediator, Lars Kirchhoff is teaching mediation and ADR skills at the German Academy of Judges, Bucerius Law School, the United Nations and the Training Academy for International Diplomats at the German Federal Foreign Office. Lars Kirchhoff is a faculty member of the Master of International Human Rights & Humanitarian Law.
After pursuing graduate studies in Passau, Dublin and Berlin, and holding research positions at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Lars Kirchhoff specialized in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), International Law and International Commercial Arbitration during his postgraduate studies at Yale Law School and at the U.S. District Court of Northern California.
In addition to his practical work as a mediator, Lars Kirchhoff is teaching mediation and ADR skills at the German Academy of Judges, Bucerius Law School, the United Nations and the Training Academy for International Diplomats at the German Federal Foreign Office. Lars Kirchhoff is a faculty member of the Master of International Human Rights & Humanitarian Law.
Areas of Expertise
Theory and Methodology of Interest-Based Peace Mediation; Normative Dimensions of Peace Processes; Mediation and Transitional Justice.
Publications
- Holper/Kirchhoff (2021): Rethinking the Professionalisation of Peace Mediation. In: Turner/Wählisch (eds.): Rethinking Peace Mediation. Challenges of Contemporary Peacemaking Practice. Bristol: The Bristol University Press, 355-372.
- Holper/Kirchhoff (2020,): (Dys-)Functions and Potentials of Norms as a Guidance System for Peace Mediators. In: Swiss Political Science Review, 26 (4), Special Issue "Norms in International Peace Mediation", 466-488.
- Brockmeier/Kirchhoff/von Dobeneck (2020), Deutschland & Friedensmediation (Teil 1): Zwischen Methodik, Macht und Politik. PeacebyPeace Podcast S3E4.
- Holper/Kirchhoff(eds.) (2020) : Friedensmediation - Spannungsfeld aus Methodik, Macht und Politik. Interdisziplinäre Studien zu Mediation und Konfliktmanagement. Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlag.
- 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.
- Kraus/Frazer/Kirchhoff/Kyselova/Mason/Palmiano Federer (2019, upcoming): Dilemmas and Trade-Offs in Peacemaking: A Framework for Navigating Difficult Decisions, Vol. 7 (4), 331-342.
- IMSD/Federal Foreign Office (2019): Methodology and communication tools in peace mediation. Fact Sheet Series: Peace Mediation and Mediation Support.
- IMSD/ Federal Foreign Office (2019): The normative framework and the international legal basis of peace mediation. Peace Mediation and Mediation Support Fact Sheet.
- Kirchhoff/Kraus (2018): "...es lassen sich, wie so oft in Konflikten, zwei komplett unterschiedliche Geschichte erzählen". In: Politik& Gesellschaft, Vol. 21.
- IMSD/Auswärtiges Amt (2017): Normativer Bezugsrahmen und völkerrechtliche Grundlagen der Friedensmediation. Nr. 5 der Fact Sheet-Reihe Friedensmediation und Mediation Support.
- Kyselova/Kraus/Kirchhoff, von Dobeneck (2017): Track III Dialogues in Ukraine: Full Research Report. Center for Peace Mediation/Kiev-Mohyla Academy
- Kraus/Kirchhoff/Mason (2017): Safe Spaces: Mapping the Red Lines in Peacemakers` Trade-Offs. Research Outline for B/Orders in Motion Seed Money Project 2018-2019.
- IMSD/Federal Foreign Office (2017): Basics of Mediation: Concepts and Definitions. Fact Sheet Series Peace Mediation and Mediation Support.
- Kirchhoff/Kraus (2017): Mediation in internationalen Konflikten und Friedensprozessen. In: eds. Trenczek/Berning/Lenz, Mediation und Konfliktmanagement. 2. überarb. Aufl. Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, 620-626.
- Kirchhoff/Kraus/von Dobeneck (2016): Von Elefanten und Papiertigern in der Friedensmediation. In: PeaceLab2016: Krisenprävention weiter denken.
- Kirchhoff/Kraus (2016): Von Zauberhänden und Verregelungsskepsis: Normen im Konflikt. / Konflikte und Normen. Ein Gespräch mit Birgit Gantz-Rathmann, Christoph Möllers und Alexander Redlich. In: Konfliktdynamik, Vol. 04.
- Kirchhoff (2015): Politische Mediation: Triadische Aushandlungsprozesse in und zwischen Gesellschaften. In: KONTEXT Vol. 46 (4), 404ff.
- Kirchhoff/Kraus (2014): Kann Mediation nicht schaden? Eine Replik auf "Kann Mediation schaden? Konfliktsensitivität in internationalen Friedensverhandlungen." In: Konfliktdynamik, Vol. 04.
- Kirchhoff/Dendorfer-Ditges (2014): Internationale Dimensionen der Konfliktbearbeitung. In: Konfliktdynamik, Vol. 4, 276-277.
- Kirchhoff/Kraus (2012): Mediation in internationalen Konflikten und Friedensprozessen. In: eds. Trenczek/Berning/Lenz, Mediation und Konfliktmanagement. Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, 620-626.
- Kraus/Kirchhoff (2012): What Will Be the Face and the Soul of EU Peace Mediation? In: Tanja Tamminen (ed.), Strengthening the EU’s peace mediation capacities: Leveraging for peace through new ideas. Finnish Institute for International Affairs, Helsinki, 81-89.
- Kirchhoff (2009): Linking Mediation and Transitional Justice. The Use of Interest-Based Mediation in Processes of Transition. In: eds. Ambos/Large/ Wierda, Building a Future on Peace and Justice, Studies on Transitional Justice, Conflict Resolution and Development The Nuremberg Declaration on Peace and Justice. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer, 237-260.
- Kirchhoff/Gläßer (2009): Handlungsorientierte Wissenschaft. Brückenschlag zwischen ADR-Forschung und -Praxis. In: perspective mediation, Vol. 1.
- Kirchhoff (2008): Constructive Interventions. Paradigms, Process and Practice of International Mediation. The Hague: Kluwer Law International (Series Global Trends in Dispute Resolution)
- Lanz/Wählisch/Kirchhoff/Siegfried (2008): Evaluating Peace Mediation. Initiative for Peacebuilding.
- Kirchhoff/Kraus/Wählisch (2008): Mediative Methoden in der internationalen Friedensförderung. Symposium Report. Center for Peace Mediation / Humboldt-Viadrina School of Governance Berlin.
- Kirchhoff (2007): Linking Mediation and Transitional Justice. Study "From Mediation to Sustainable Peace." International conference Building a Future on Peace and Justice, Nuremberg.
- Kirchhoff/Gläßer (2007): Lösungsfindung - Zusammenspiel von Kreativität und Systematik (Part 1/ 2). In: Zeitschrift für Konfliktmanagement, Vol. 3 / 5, 88 ff/157ff.
- Kirchhoff/Schroeter (2006): Mediationswissenschaft? – Zwischen Wissenschaftstheorie und Pragmatismus. In: Zeitschrift für Konfliktmanagement, Vol. 2, 56 ff.
- Kirchhoff/Gläßer (2005): Interessenermittlung - Spannungsfeld zwischen Präzision und Emotion. In: Zeitschrift für Konfliktmanagement, Vol. 4, 130 ff.
- Kirchhoff (2000): Der Beitrag der OSZE zur Konfliktbewältigung in Europa. In: Die Friedens-Warte, Vol. 75, 53 ff.Kirchhoff (2000): Stephen Krasner´s Sovereignty: Organized Hypocrisy. A Review. In: Yale Journal of International Law, 233 ff.
