International mediations in tension: between fragmented identities and technological standardization
Today, mediation practices in international conflict situations are traversed by seemingly contradictory tensions. On the one hand, the mobilization of identity registers in contemporary crises, and the development of culturally and politically "situated" mediation registers, complicate traditional approaches to conflict resolution. On the other hand, the growing integration of digital technologies is tending towards a standardization of mediation practices, sometimes to the detriment of the specificity of the terrains concerned and the consideration of the historicity of conflict situations.
These apparently opposing dynamics call into question the effectiveness and legitimacy of international mediation interventions. Faced with these opposing trends, what is the place of contextual knowledge in mediation processes? What is the role of mediators who are often trained far from their fields of intervention? How do they adapt to these tensions, and how are their relationships with the actors directly involved in these conflicts evolving?
Speakers
- Claude Bruderlein, Senior researcher, Harvard humanitarian Initiative; founder of the Center for Competence in Humanitarian Negotiations (CCHN, Geneva)
- Sandra Melone, Co-Founder, Elles du Sahel; Chairman of the Board, Search for Common Ground
- Charles Tenenbaum, Senior Lecturer at Sciences Po Lille ; member of the Ukraine expert group
This event is organized as part of the DÉCRIPT research program, which benefits from state aid managed by the Agence Nationale de la Recherche under France 2030 (ANR-24-RSHS-0002).
