Friedensmediation

This volume is dedicated to the field of peace mediation, which has developed fast and rapidly become specialised and professionalised in recent decades, both internationally and in Germany. In bringing together the history, status quo and perspectives on future developments in this field, the volume has three special features: It combines a critical academic and a practical assessment of actual political developments. It offers a selection of the ‘Fact Sheets on Peace Mediation’, which were compiled jointly by the Federal Foreign Office and the Initiative Mediation Support Deutschland (IMSD). And it provides concrete ideas on how Germany's peace mediation profile and methodology can be further enhanced and translated into real political practice. With contributions by Marike Blunck, Sebastian Dworack, Dr. Anne Holper, Prof. Dr. Lars Kirchhoff, Dr. David Lanz, Christoph Lüttmann, Dr. Simon J. A. Mason, Dirk Splinter, Luxshi Vimalarajah, Julia von Dobeneck, Brigitta von Messling, Dr. Carsten Wieland, Dr. Almut Wieland-Karimi and Felix Würkert.