This project analyses the capacity of the EU to function as a mediator in armed conflict situations. It focuses on how the EU interacts with other actors, such as NGOs and States, in mediation processes, and how it uses its resources to bring peace to end armed crises. It focuses on three case studies areas, Aceh, Georgia and Cyprus.
The project has a number of aims:
- to analyse the literature on the history and effectiveness of mediation as a conflict resolution technique and on the role of the EU as a mediator
- to investigate the nature and effectiveness of Track I, Track II and multi-track mediation
- to undertake empirical research on how the EU has acted as a multi-track mediator in conflicts in Georgia, Aceh, and Cyprus, by undertaking semi-structured interviews with key personnel (40 people in total) from international mediation centres, namely the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (CHD) and the Crisis Management Initiative (CMI), civil service personnel within the EU institutions involved in EU mediation efforts and personnel involved in mediation efforts in case study areas
- to analyse how the EU has harnessed and co-ordinated the resources and capabilities of other mediation actors in conflict resolution efforts
- to analyse the factors which influence the level of role the EU takes in specific mediation contexts
- to assess how the EU can optimise its potential as a mediator
Further information on the project is available at http://www.dcu.ie/~cis/peace-mediation/index.html
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