Appendices
Appendix 1
Mediation Lessons Template of the Swiss FDFA
Source: Mediation Support Project (Center for Security Studies-ETH Zurich/swisspeace) and the Swiss FDFA
This template is useful in creating a broad overview of how mediation was used in a specific phase of a peace process. The Swiss FDFA uses this template to summarize all cases in which its mediators and experts were involved. Each summary is limited to four pages. In a peace process in which more than one engagement took place, a four-page summary is prepared for each engagement. Overall lessons for peace mediations are drawn up by comparing the various summaries. Some cases are also analyzed in more depth. Mediators are usually debriefed upon the completion of a process or at key turning points during the process. If the latter is the case, the four-page summary is updated later, when the mediator reaches another turning point or exits the process. The debriefing activity is an open-ended process, whereby new mediation engagements are continuously analyzed.
Name and Reference of the Case: X Details of the Swiss Actor/Mediator: X
Duration of Engagement: X
Other Parties: X
Follow-up: X
Key lessons learned:
Background of the conflict:
(Conflict history, actors, issues, context)
Entry points that led to the engagement:
(Contacts, form of request, motivation, who has the lead, who were partners, length of engagement, aim/mandate, decision-making process)