Reframing Peace Mediation

Introduction  1. Mediation as Framing  2. The El Salvador Peace Negotiations  3. Frame Alignment  4. Reframing  5. Mediator Framing  6. Conclusion

'This book breaks new ground by adding depth and humanity to a notoriously dry field of study and by shining a light on what practitioners of the arcane craft of mediation can bring to the search for peace.'
Alvaro de Soto, chief UN mediator, El Salvador Peace Accord, 1990-1992
'This is an essential book for anyone interested in how peace mediation actually works. Frazer shows how facilitative mediators can help bring parties toward the resolution of armed conflicts using the practice of framing. Is the art and science of peace mediation beginning to meet?'
Isak Svensson, Dag Hammarskjöld Professor in Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University  
‘Owen Frazer’s meticulous analysis of the negotiation of the end of El Salvador’s civil war throws new light on the practice of facilitative mediation.  His nuanced interrogation of the mediator’s role in helping the conflict parties overcome impasses is a significant contribution to our understanding of the importance of “framing” in mediation.’
Teresa Whitfield, former Director, Policy and Mediation Division, UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs

Owen Frazer is a conflict resolution scholar/practitioner with 20 years of experience working on conflict. His PhD from the University of Birmingham won the Development Studies Association PhD Thesis Prize in 2023.