1.The Metamorphosis of Peacemaking&Jacques Faget 1
PART Ⅰ： ETHICAL STAKES OF MEDIATION PRACTICES 31
2.Historical Contribution to the Ethical and Methodological Principles of Mediation&Manel Canyameres and Anne Catherine Salberg 31
3.Human Rights and Mediation—A Much Discussed but not Resolved Relationship： Views on International Cooperation&Viola Boelscher 45
PART Ⅱ：THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AS POLITICAL MEDIATOR 65
4.The Power of Powerlessness：Religious Actors’Peaceful Mediation in the Basque Conflict&Xabier Itcaina 65
5.From‘Charity’to‘Mediation’，From the Roman Suburbs to UNESCO：The Rise of the ‘Peace Brokers’ of the Community of Sant’Egidio&Pierre Anouilh 89
6.The Catholic Church as Mediator in the Chiapas Conflict&Pilar Gil Tebar 115
PART Ⅲ：MEDIATION PROGRAMMES IN EUROPE AND AFRICA 137
7.Management of Violence and Mediation Practices at Urban Interfaces in Northern Ireland&Elise Feron 137
8.A Bridge to Lasting Peace：Post-Conflict Reconciliation and Mediation in Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo&Aurelien Colson and Alain Pekar Lempereur 153
9.Traditional Approaches and their Relevance to Coping with Contemporary Conflicts：Experiences from a Border Region in Africa&Monika M Sommer 171
10.Conclusion 197
Index 201