Welcome to the International Peace Mediation project.

The Centre for International Studies, Dublin City University aims to raise awareness and knowledge of International Peace Mediation as a concept, instrument and experiential learning mechanism.

The sponsorship of the Conflict Resolution Unit, Department of Foreign Affairs under the IRCHSS Research Development Initiative facilitated a one year project to investigate the role of the European Union (EU) in international peace mediation and build a series of outputs in the form of conference presentations, published peer-review articles, policy papers, a workshop (June 2010) and conference (December 2010).

Suggested Bibliography

Suggested Bibliography:


Aspinall, E., (2008) Peace Without Justice? The Helsinki Peace Process in Aceh. Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue. Available at http://www.hdcentre.org/files/Justice%20Aceh%20final.pdf

Beardsley, K., et al (2006) ‘Mediation Style and Crisis Outcomes’, Journal of Conflict Resolution, 50(1): 58-86.

Bercovitch, Jacob and Gerald Schneider. 2000. ‘Who Mediates? The Political Economy of International Conflict Management’. Journal of Peace Research. Vol 37, No 2, pp 145–165.

Bercovitch, J., (2004) ‘International Mediation and Intractable Conflict’, Beyond Intractability, eds. Guy Burgess and Heidi Burgess. Conflict Research Consortium, (Boulder: University of Colorado), http://conflict-frontiers.beyondintractability.org/essay/med_intractable_conflict/?nid=1295

Bloomfield, D., (2006) On good terms: Clarifying Reconciliation, Berghof Report No. 14 , Berghof Research Center for Constructive Conflict Management, Berlin,
http://www.berghof-conflictresearch.org/documents/publications/br14e.pdf


Cetinyan, Rupen. 2002. ‘Ethnic Bargaining in the Shadow of Third Party Intervention.’ International Organization. Vol 56, No 3, Summer, pp 645-677.

Critescu, A., The Right to Self-determination, U.N. Doc. E/CN.4/Sub.2/404/Rev. 1, U.N. Sales No. E.80.XIV.3 (1980)

Daly, B. & Higgins, N. (2008-2009) The Use and Effectiveness of Mediation as a Conflict Resolution Tool. Working Paper, Centre for International Studies, Dublin City University


Espiell, H.Gros, The Right to Self-Determination, U.N. Doc. E/CN.4/Sub.2/405/Rev.1, U.N. Sales No. E.79.XIV.5 (1980).

Gentz, S. (2007) ‘EU Influence in Conflict: Power to Mitigate or to Mediate’, Oslo Forum, pp.54-62.

Herrberg, A. (2008) Perceptions of International Peace Mediation in the EU. Initiative for Peacebuilding.

Workshop and Dialogue Forum, ‘Mediation as European Union Tools to Address and Prevent Conflict’ 8-9 October 2009, Brussels


Zuckerman, M.J. (2005) ‘Track II Diplomacy: Can ‘Unofficial’ Talks Avert Disaster?’ Carnegie Reporter, Vol.3 (3)





EU Policy Documents:

Commission Staff Working Paper, accompanying the Commission Working Paper, “EU report on policy coherence for Development”, COM (2007) 545 final, Brussels, 20.9.2007 SEC 2007 1202

Report on the Implementation of the European Security Strategy- Providing Security in a Changing World” (2008), Brussels, 11 December, S407/08

Solano, J., ‘A Secure Europe in a Better World- European Security Strategy,’ 18 December 2003 European Council, Brussels



Legal Instruments
UN Documents
UN Charter 1945
Available at http://www.un.org/en/documents/charter/index.shtml

ICCPR 1966
Available at http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/ccpr.htm

ICESCR 1966
Available at http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/cescr.htm

International Humanitarian Law
Geneva Conventions 1949
Available at http://www.icrc.org/ihl.nsf/INTRO?OpenView

Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions 1977
- Available at http://www.icrc.org/ihl.nsf/INTRO?OpenView


UN GA Resolution 1514
Available at http://daccess-dds-ny.un.org/doc/RESOLUTION/GEN/NR0/152/88/IMG/NR015288.pdf?OpenElement


UN GA Resolution 2625
- Available at http://daccess-dds-ny.un.org/doc/RESOLUTION/GEN/NR0/348/90/IMG/NR034890.pdf?OpenElement


Websites

The GAM
- Available at http:// www.asnlf.com/