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Mediating Ethnosectarian Conflicts: Lessons from Bosnia-Herzegovina, Lebanon, and Northern Ireland

Reem Saadeh & Imad Salamey

International Negotiation: a journal of theory and practice2025https://doi.org/10.1163/15718069-bja10124article
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This article showcases critical foundations for successful mediations of ethnosectarian-born conflicts in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lebanon, and Northern Ireland. Comparative mediation strategies demonstrate the centrality of power-sharing agreements as a prerequisite arrangement for any negotiated settlement outcome. Agreements are typically reached following intensified conflicts. Sides to the conflicts experience exhaustions or turning points that necessitate a third-party intervention to mediate the end of violence. The choice of mediator is another critical factor for success. The mediator’s leverage to exert pressure and force concessions or offer rewards for cooperation increases prospects for resolution. Still, a mediation strategy process that addresses identity issues and fosters the distribution of power along ethnosectarian shares remains among key factors for success.

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@article{reem2025,
  title        = {{Mediating Ethnosectarian Conflicts: Lessons from Bosnia-Herzegovina, Lebanon, and Northern Ireland}},
  author       = {Reem Saadeh & Imad Salamey},
  journal      = {International Negotiation: a journal of theory and practice},
  year         = {2025},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1163/15718069-bja10124},
}

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