The purpose of the course is to provide students with an overview of the mediation of international conflicts and to introduce the basic concepts, actors and trends of mediation. The course will examine mediation as part of the overall global security architecture and analyse the development of mediation in relation to wider trends of international peace and security, as well as international responsemechanisms to conflicts. It will also include a closer examination of the main actors in the field of mediation, including governments, non-governmental organisations, private diplomacy actors, regional and sub-regional organisations, and international organisations.

Participants: Maximum 20 students (priority on students majoring international politics). Enroll by filling out the form below.

In order to pass the course, the students are required to participate regularly in the lectures and to actively engage in its discussions. As part of the course, all students will undertake a course work on a scenario provided by the teachers. Each course work  will be conducted in pairs or in groups of three.