Blueprints and Blind Spots: Sixty Years of Mediation Scholarship and the Design of Peace Processes
Journal of Conflict Resolution
Published online on July 16, 2026
Abstract
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This article reviews 60 years of academic research on peace mediation. Drawing on 395 academic articles published between 1966 and 2025, we assess the field through six core mediation process design questions:why, when, who, how, what,andwhere. We show ...
This article reviews 60 years of academic research on peace mediation. Drawing on 395 academic articles published between 1966 and 2025, we assess the field through six core mediation process design questions:why, when, who, how, what,andwhere. We show ...