@Misc{duepublico_mods_00027014,
  author = 	{Kemper, Barbara},
  title = 	{Mediation in Intrastate Conflicts: The Contribution of Track-Two Mediation Activities to Prevent Violence in the Aceh Conflict},
  year = 	{2007},
  number = 	{88},
  abstract = 	{Mediation and its possible contribution to the resolution of intrastate conflicts
has gained increasing attention in today's international arena. Especially the
advantages of nongovernmental personnel to act as mediators (track-two mediation)
even on the highest political level in contrast to official state representatives,
or state-like authorities appear worth being identified. Successful past
mediation initiatives by such actors have already presented their obvious potential
in this regard.
Following this assumption, this study analyses the question under which
conditions mediation activities of nongovernmental actors -- especially in relation
to the question of the importance of a mediator's kind and degree of leverage
- can contribute to the prevention of violence in such conflicts?
The report presents a theory-testing qualitative comparative case study of
two mediation processes both of success and failure that have been conducted
by nongovernmental actors in Aceh. Twelve hypotheses encompassing conditions
identified as important for mediation success in intrastate conflicts have
been tested on both cases in order to identify those factors, which apparently
have been most crucial for the positive outcome of the successful mediation.
These factors are related to the conflict, the conflicting parties as well as to the
person of the mediator and present themselves as strongly contingent and interdependent
in their impact on a mediation outcome.
In particular, the empirical results of the analysis point out the importance
of the question of leverage a nongovernmental mediator apparently needs to
have on hand for a mediation to be successful. Given the necessary support
official authorities can provide in cases when nongovernmental personnel appears
to be the better suited mediator, this study emphasizes the need for a
further constructive development of the communication and cooperation between
international actors and interveners to a conflict on all levels of society.},
  issn = 	{0941-4967},
  doi = 	{10.17185/duepublico/26915},
  url = 	{https://duepublico2.uni-due.de/receive/duepublico_mods_00027014},
  url = 	{https://doi.org/10.17185/duepublico/26915},
  file = 	{:https://duepublico2.uni-due.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/duepublico_derivate_00029194/report88.pdf:PDF},
  language = 	{en}
}