Organizational Mediation in the Northern Ireland Peace Process

Subject Areas : Political and International Researches Quarterly

Zahra Maroufi ¹ ()
Seyed Ali Rabbani Mousaviyan ² ()

Received: 2020-05-26 Accepted : 2020-05-26 Published : 2020-08-22

Keywords: Organizational Mediation, Northern Ireland, Republican Army, International Organization, Belfast Agreement,

Abstract :

  Zahra Maroufi[1] Seyed Ali Rabbani Mousaviyan[2]   Abstract:  One of the means of resolving disagreements between terrorist groups and governments is mediation. Mediation is structured in two ways: personal and organizational. In this study, we tried to evaluate the process and results of this study by examining one of the most prominent contemporary examples of organizational mediation. Mediation in the Northern Ireland Peace Process was fostered by an international body; the institution that was implicitly recognized as an intermediary was flexible in its efforts to build trust amongst the various groups, with a view to defining the principles of democracy and nonviolence, a common ground and desirable for all-round talks. One of the improvements made was establishment of the Office of Independent Presidents, which guaranteed the presence of representatives of both groups in Northern Ireland. [1] - M.A. in International Law, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. [2] - Assistant Professor and Faculty Member, Department of Islamic Jurisprudence and Law, Islamshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran , Iran