Mediation in Political Conflicts

Jacques Faget is a Researcher at the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) France and Professor at the Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux.

• 1. The Metamorphosis of Peacemaking Jacques FagetPART I: ETHICAL STAKES OF MEDIATION PRACTICES2. Historical Contribution to the Ethical and Methodological Principles of Mediation Manel Canyameres and Anne Catherine Salberg3. Human Rights and Mediation—A Much Discussed but not Resolved Relationship: Views on InternationalCooperation Viola BoelscherPART II: THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AS POLITICAL MEDIATOR4. The Power of Powerlessness: Religious Actors' Peaceful Mediation in the Basque Conflict Xabier Itçaina5. From 'Charity' to 'Mediation', From the Roman Suburbs to UNESCO: The Rise of the 'Peace Brokers'of the Community of Sant'Egidio Pierre Anouilh6. The Catholic Church as Mediator in the Chiapas Conflict Pilar Gil TébarPART III: MEDIATION PROGRAMMES IN EUROPE AND AFRICA7. Management of Violence and Mediation Practices at Urban Interfaces in Northern Ireland Elise Féron8. A Bridge to Lasting Peace: Post-Conflict Reconciliation and Mediation in Burundi and the DemocraticRepublic of Congo Aurélien Colson and Alain Pekar Lempereur9. Traditional Approaches and their Relevance to Coping with Contemporary Conflicts: Experiencesfrom a Border Region in Africa Monika M Sommer10. Conclusion