Era of Private Peacemakers

Marko Lehti is University Researcher (Senior Research Fellow) at Tampere Peace Research Institute and the Academic Director of the MA Programme Peace, Mediation and Conflict Research, both at the University of Tampere, Finland. Dr. Lehti’s research in the field of peace and conflict research particularly focuses on peace mediation and dialogues, crises of liberal peace, transformation of identities and the idea of Nordic peace.

• Introduction.-1: Resilient (Peace) Mediation Practice.- 2: Private Peacemaking.- 3: Cold War Experiences of Nongovernmental Conciliation.- 4: From Management of Incompatibles to Transformation of Antagonism.- 5: Mediation Success in the Frame of Liberal Peace Critic.- 6: Dialogic Transformation.- 7: Professionalization of Private Peacemaking Sector.- 8: Smart Actors within Complexity of Multitrack Peace Diplomacy.- 9: The Finnish Way: Cooperative Interaction between Official and Private.- 10: Towards Locally Owned Inclusive Peace Processes.- 11: Inclusivity in Mediation and National Dialogues.- 12: “Hitting Moving Targets”: Transformative Dialogues.- 13:  Post-Management Approach: Dialogic Practice.