International Conference on Mediation Program 21 23 June 2016, University of Basel, Switzerland Day I: 21 June 2016 08.30 09.00 Registration Welcome & Opening Remarks TBD, University of Basel, Switzerland, swisspeace / University of Basel, Switzerland Monica Herz, GSUM, Brazil (swisspeace / University of Basel, (swisspeace / University of Basel, 09.00 Laurie Nathan, CMA, South Africa Key note address Prof. Dr. Peter Wallensteen, Uppsala University, Sweden / University of Notre Dame, USA Can stand up to the challenges of today? Discussion 11.30 11.30 13.00 Panel 1: Mediation and its relation to other tools of peaceful conflict settlement André Alves Dos Reis (Graduate Institute, Unveiling the relationship between sanctions and : an explanatory step Laurie Nathan (CMA, South Marie-Joëlle Zahar (University of Montreal, Canada) Monica Herz International as global governance Denis Matveev and Roxana Cristescu (CMI, Finland)
13.00 14.00 Lunch 14.00 15.30 15.30 16.00 16.00 18.00 Political dialogue and multilateral proxy negotiations in Eastern Europe can international help in difficult national transitions and protracted peace processes? Panel 2: Current trends and complexities in international Murezi Michael (Former Swiss FDFA, New conflicts need new approaches in Marie-Joëlle Zahar (University of Montreal, Canada) Changes in the context of international and the growing gap between theory and practice Sanne Tielmans and Henri Myrttiner (CR / International Alert, United Kingdom) Men, masculinities and peace processes Juan Garrigues Tena (DAG, Netherlands) Cooperation between official and non-official mediators Panel 3: Mediators as norm entrepreneurs? Laurie Nathan (CMA, South How and why African mediators compromise democracy Sara Hellmüller / Julia Palmiano Federer / Jamie Pring Norms diffusion in Antonia Witt (Goethe-University, Germany) Normative overstretch and the politics of : lessons from Madagascar Henning Melber (Dag Hammarskjold Foundation, Sweden) Dag Hammarskjold s approach to peacemaking Adepeju O. Solarin (Max Planck Institute, Germany) Respect: An under-appreciated norm in efforts Paula Drummond Stine Lehmann- Larsen (EIP, Belgium) Eileen Babbitt (Fletcher School, USA) Simon Mason (Center for Security Studies, ETH Zurich, 18.30 Public Event: Is there a Swiss approach to? Speech by Günther Bächler, Swiss Ambassador Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the South Caucasus. 20.00 Welcome Apéro
Day II: 22 June 2016 Panel 4: The role of different norms in Isa Mendes Conflict Resolution and Representation: Theoretical Paths for Inclusive Peace Processes Monica Herz Sara Hellmüller 09.00 10.30 Christophe Barbey (APRED, Is there a right of access to? Ruth Murambadoro (University of Pretoria, South Linking and transitional justice: Can sustainable peace be drawn from local practices of conflict resolution? Paula Drummond Human rights and conflict resolution 10.30 Panel 5: Process design in Ursula König (Ximpulse, Some essentials for designing a process Corinne von Burg Laurie Nathan (CMA, South 12.30 Elizabeth Wright and Gerard McHugh (CDI, USA) A four strand framework for process design in complex multi-component processes Thania Paffenholz (IPTI, Managing complexity in : A critical assessment Nicholas Ross (Graduate Institute, Theorising national dialogue as multilateral negotiations 12.30 13.30 Lunch 13.30 15.30 Panel 6: Measuring effectiveness in Bill Marsh (International mediator, United Kingdom) Measuring effectiveness in international Oskari Eronen and Dr. Ville Brummer (CMI, Finland) Hitting moving targets where do the results of private actors contribute? Eileen Babbitt (Fletcher School, USA) Monica Herz Ian Wadley (HD Centre, Effectiveness of peacemaking projects new M&E approaches
15.30 16.00 16.00 17.30 19.00 Eric N. Niyitunga (University of Johannesburg, South The travails of the African Union mediated peace: A critical analysis of conflict relapse in Burundi Jose Vericat (IPI, USA) UN and the Arab uprisings The case of Libya, Syria and Yemen Roundtable discussion: Mediation Support Structures Christina Stenner OSCE, Austria Canan Gunduz and Eldridge Adolfo EEAS, Belgium Enrico Formica UN DPA MSU, Switzerland Roland Salvisberg HSD, Swiss FDFA, Switzerland Joint Dinner at Jakob. Der vierte König Blumenrain 20 / Rheinpromenade, 4051 Basel Day III: 23 June 2016 08.30 10.30 Panel 7: Regional approaches to Babatunde T. Afolabi (ECOWAS, Nigeria) Towards the attainment of a structured approach to peace : The ECOWAS experience Markus Kirchschlager (GIGA, Germany) Disaggregating inter-state crisis : Regional characteristics and cross-regional comparisons David Lanz The development of in the OSCE Cecilia Milesi (Global Change, United Kingdom) Conflict transformation and based on South South principles?: Experiences from Latin America Allard Duursma (St Antony s College, United Kingdom) Talking about talking: A systematic analysis of setting the agenda of peace negotiations in civil wars in Africa Simon Mason (Center for Security Studies ETH Zurich, Henning Melber (Dag Hammarskjold Foundation, Sweden)
10.30 13.00 Panel 8: Challenges of in contemporary wars Nathalie Al-Zyoud (Communities in Transition, USA) Assessing the risks in conducting emergency in war zones Harriet Martin (Author and Journalist, Myanmar / United Kingdom) National Ownership in Myanmar s peace process, a donor blessing? Shehu Sani (Senator, Nigeria) Current trends in research Kasaija Apuuli (Makerere University, Uganda) The continuing failure of Uganda s of the current political crisis in Burundi Jonathan Harlander (HD Centre, National Dialogues as relevant peacemaking mechanism for mediators in a system marked by geopolitics David Lanz Murezi Michael (Former Swiss FDFA, 13.00 13.30 Concluding Session & Closing Remarks Monica Herz Laurie Nathan (CMA, South