Application for Scholarship for MAS ETH Mediation in Peace Processes

Course content

The logic of mediation is that the conflict parties decide on the content, and the mediator helps the parties by structuring the process. To do this, mediators need to know the issues as they are perceived by actors in conflict contexts (module one: context), the methods and skills of how to work with actors (module two: methods) and the theoretical and practical options to deal with these issues (module three: content). On this basis, mediators learn how a process needs to be designed depending on the content it seeks to address (module four: process design). Internalising the skills and knowledge acquired in the first four modules, advanced mediation methods and skills are learnt (module five: advanced methods) and practised in an in-depth simulation (module six: processes).

The programme is organised along three activity lines:

• Active module participation including one written exam at the end of each module. 
• Self-study as preparation for the modules.
• Two written papers: a multidisciplinary literature review and a practice-oriented paper.

The course content reflects the programme’s pedagogical approach, which is academically based, and practitioner-oriented. In combining the latest scholarly and practitioner knowledge on peace mediation, the programme enables participants to actively reflect on the relevance of newly acquired knowledge and skills to their practice.

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