Mediation in Political Conflicts

1. The Metamorphosis of Peacemaking
Jacques Faget
PART I: ETHICAL STAKES OF MEDIATION PRACTICES
2. Historical Contribution to the Ethical and Methodological Principles of Mediation
Manel Canyameres and Anne Catherine Salberg
3. Human Rights and Mediation-A Much Discussed but not Resolved Relationship: Views on International
Cooperation
Viola Boelscher
PART II: THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AS POLITICAL MEDIATOR
4. The Power of Powerlessness: Religious Actors' Peaceful Mediation in the Basque Conflict
Xabier Itçaina
5. From 'Charity' to 'Mediation', From the Roman Suburbs to UNESCO: The Rise of the 'Peace Brokers'
of the Community of Sant'Egidio
Pierre Anouilh
6. The Catholic Church as Mediator in the Chiapas Conflict
Pilar Gil Tébar
PART III: MEDIATION PROGRAMMES IN EUROPE AND AFRICA
7. Management of Violence and Mediation Practices at Urban Interfaces in Northern Ireland
Elise Féron
8. A Bridge to Lasting Peace: Post-Conflict Reconciliation and Mediation in Burundi and the Democratic
Republic of Congo
Aurélien Colson and Alain Pekar Lempereur
9. Traditional Approaches and their Relevance to Coping with Contemporary Conflicts: Experiences
from a Border Region in Africa
Monika M Sommer
10. Conclusion