Adaptive Mediation and Conflict Resolution. Peace-making in Colombia, Mozambique, the Philippines, and Syria

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Foreword Acknowledgments Praise for Sustainable Development Goals Series Contents Notes on Contributors Abbreviations List of Figures List of Tables Chapter 1: Adaptive Mediation and Conflict Resolution in Contemporary and Future Armed Conflicts Adaptive Mediation and Conflict Resolution Amid Increasing Uncertainty The Structure of the Book Conclusion References Chapter 2: Adaptive Mediation Complexity Systems Nonlinearity Self-Organization Implications of Complexity for Mediation and Conflict Resolution Conflict Analysis Planning Management and Coordination Facilitating a Self-Organizing Mediation Process Evaluation Implications for the Ethics of Mediation and Conflict Resolution Conclusion References Chapter 3: Adaptive Mediation in Colombia: Toward Institutional Capacity Building Amid Complexity and Uncertainty Introduction Colombia’s Complexity Within an Adapting System Adaptiveness Within Colombia’s Domestic Mediation Experiences Toward Institutional Capacity Building (ICB) Within Complexity and Uncertainty Conclusion References Chapter 4: Peacemaking from Within: Adaptive Mediation of Direct Dialogue in Mozambique’s New Peace Process (2013–2019) Introduction Domestic Mediation Without External Process Facilitation Standard High-Level International Mediation Adaptive Mediation as Process-Facilitation of Direct Dialogue Conclusion References Chapter 5: Adapting from Outsider to Insider Mediation in the Bangsamoro Peace Process, Southern Philippines Introduction Literature Review and Problem Statement Research Design (Method and Analyses) Overview of the Mindanao Context: Conflict, Violence, and the Peace Process Multilayered Mediation for Bangsamoro Mediation Under the MNLF Peace Track as Precondition Peacebuilding Architecture Between the GPH and the MILF From Third-Party to Insider Mediation Third-Party Mediation Peace Panel: Malaysia Facilitator Peace Panel-International Contact Group Insider Mediation: Insider Mediation Group (IMG) Conclusion References Chapter 6: Exploring Mediation Efforts Amid Systemic and Domestic Constraints: The Case of the Syrian Conflict Introduction Systemic Constraints and the Challenges of Establishing a Syrian Transitional Government Domestic Constraints and the Challenges of Addressing a Changing Syrian Conflict Context The Role of Civil Society in Contextualizing the Mediation Architecture Conclusion References Chapter 7: Adapting to Uncertainty: What Have We Learned from Mediation and Conflict Resolution in Colombia, Mozambique, the Philippines, and Syria Introduction Adaptive Mediation What Have We Learned from Mediation and Conflict Resolution in Colombia, Mozambique, the Philippines, and Syria? The Role of Adaptive Capacity in Coping with Uncertainty in Mediation Processes The Link between Process Facilitation and Self-Sustainable Outcomes From Adaptive Mediation to Conflict Resolution: The Importance of Agreements Emerging from the Parties Themselves Findings and Recommendations References Index