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

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