The Peacemaking Mandate

Isak Svensson is the Dag Hammarskjöld Chair in Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University. Peter Wallensteen is the Dag Hammarskjöld Professor Emeritus of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University and the Richard G. Starmann Sr. Professor Emeritus of Peace Studies at the Kroc Institute, University of Notre Dame.

'As we expand our knowledge about the practice and concepts of negotiations (to which Wallensteen and Svensson have already contributed much), we find subfields of focus that call for deeper digging. The mediator's mandate is one such topic, and the two authors are extremely well qualified to throw light on it. They develop the internal dynamics of mandating and the basic importance it holds for successful third party intervention. A truly fine work and a testimony to the authors' expertise.' William Zartman, Jacob Blaustein Distinguished Professor Emeritus of International Organization and Conflict Resolution, The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies

• Preface; 1. Mandates and Nordic experiences in international mediation; 2. Conceptualizing mandates in international mediation; 3. Forming a mandate; 4. Mandates and the diagnostic phase of mediation; 5. Mandates and mediation strategies; 6. Mandates and crisis management in peace negotiations; 7. Mandates in multiparty mediation; 8. Mandates and the design of peace agreements; 9. Mandates and the termination of mediation; 10. Mandates and success in peace mediation; 11. Nordic mediation experiences; 12. Mandates: toward a broader research agenda; List of interviews; Index.