Empathy & Compassion

Center for Empathy in International Affairs: New Briefing: Empathy in Mediation 

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The Center for Empathy in International Affairs, in collaboration with the European Institute of Peace, held a full day consultation with 18 mediators and experts in Brussels on Friday, 4 March 2016.

The participants included individuals from a range of institutions including:

  • the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue – HD, Crisis Management Initiative,
  •  European External Action Service,
  • European Institute of Peace,
  • European Parliament Mediation Support Service,
  •  King’s College London,
  • Oxford Research Group,
  • Peaceful Change Initiative
  • , Swisspeace
  • and the United Nations.

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