International negotiation and mediation in violent conflict: the changing context of peacemaking

This collection of essays situates the study and practice of international mediation and peaceful settlement of disputes within a changing global context.

The book is organized around issues of concern to practitioners, including the broader regional, global, and institutional context of mediation and how this broader environment shapes the opportunities and prospects for successful mediation.

A major theme is complexity, and how the complex contemporary context presents serious challenges to mediation.

This environment describes a world where great-power rivalries and politics are coming back into play, and international and regional organizations are playing different roles and facing different kinds of constraints in the peaceful settlement of disputes.