Mediation in political conflicts
Subtitle: soft power or counter culture?
By: edited by Jacques Faget
Series: Oñati international series in law and society; Oñati international series in law and society
Publisher: Hart
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Oxford; Portland, Or
Language: eng
Number of pages: 211
ISBN-13: 9781849460781; 9781849460699
Subjects: International Mediation; History; Dispute resolution (Law); Social conflict; Case studies
Description: "This book provides a vivid reader on experiences of mediation throughout history and in many different regional, cultural and legal contexts. For experts in the field of mediation and legal anthropology it provides a series of fascinating case studies not previously reported on. For those not familiar with the field it provides a window on an alternative possibility for peacemaking in political conflicts. The book is held together by the editor's introduction, which defines political mediation, the research methodologies employed, the relationship of mediation to participatory democracy, and the growth of mediation in the past twenty years. The chapters which follow provide the anatomy of successful and unsuccessful mediations in contexts as widely diverse as the 30 Years War (1618-1648) which was ended following the intercession of the future Pope, Alexander VII. Three further chapters examine the role of the Catholic Church in other mediations - in the  Basque conflict, in Burundi and in Chiapas, while a further group of chapters looks at conflicts in Ethiopia, Northern Ireland, Central America and Congo."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The metamorphosis of peacemaking  -- Jacques Faget; title: Historical contribution to the ethical and methodological principles of mediation  -- Manel Canyameres and Anne Catherine Salberg; title: Human rights and mediation : a much discussed but not resolved relationship : views on international cooperation  -- Viola Boelscher; title: The poer of powerlessness : religious actors' peaceful mediation in the Basque conflict  -- Xabier Itçaina; title: From 'charity' to 'mediation', from the Roman suburbs to UNESCO : the rise of the 'peace brokers' of the community of Sant'Egidio  -- Pierre Anouilh; title: The Catholic Church as mediator in the Chiapas conflict  -- Pilar Gil Tébar -- Management of violence and mediation practices at urban interfaces in Northern Ireland / -- Elise Féron; title: A bridge to lasting peace : post-conflict reconciliation and mediation in Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo  -- Aurélien Colson and Alain Pekar Lempereur; title: Traditional approaches and their relevance to coping with contemporary conflicts : experiences from a border region in Africa -- Monika M. Sommer.