Mediation A-Z: Lessons learned from Africa

Mediation A-Z Lessons learned from conflict interventions across Africa At a workshop for African mediators held in Arusha in January 1998, case studies presented from Angola, Somalia and Mozambique held common learnings. Prof Haroub Othman, the workshop’s rapporteur general, summarises them below – with the caveat that each conflict must also be understood on its [...]

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Mediating Across Cultures

John Paul Lederach explores the construction of meaning… What are we up to when we incorporate cultural concerns in our training? What do we mean by “culture” and how is it addressed? Who are we concerned about? What ultimately are our goals? Whose interests are served, both latent and direct, when culture enters the field [...]

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