Peace Negotiations and Mediation Diplomacy in International Conflicts: From a Case Study on Tajikistan Toward Comprehensive Theory Building

• Project/Area Number: 23530207
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: International relations
• Research Institution: Kwansei Gakuin University (2013-2014); Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (2011-2012)
• Principal Investigator: IJI Tetsuro 関西学院大学, 法学部, 准教授 (90512963)
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-28 – 2015-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
• Budget Amount: ¥5,070,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,170,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
• Keywords: 国際紛争 / 内戦 / 和平交渉 / 仲介外交 / タジキスタン / 国連 / 国際情報交換 / 武力紛争 / タジキスタン；アメリカ / 国際情報交換、タジキスタン、アメリカ

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research project, as set out in its initial proposal, was aimed at completing the case study of negotiation and mediation processes in the Tajikistan civil war and as an extension of it, also laying the foundations for a more comprehensive theory development on peace negotiations and mediation diplomacy in situations of violent conflicts, especially internal ones. More specifically, the project addressed the following four major themes: (1) mediatory roles played by a variety of actors such as states, the United Nations, regional organizations, and NGOs; (2) collaboration and coordination among these heterogeneous mediators; (3) timing of international mediation efforts; and (4) consensus building on international mediation plans. I am intending to publish research results in the near future about implications and lessons of the Tajik peace process, the UN’s changing roles in conflict mediation, and concepts of“ripeness,”among others.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] "Contact Group Diplomacy: The Strategies of the Western Contact Group in Mediating Namibian Conflict" (2011)
  • Author(s): Tetsuro Iji
  • Journal Title: Diplomacy & Statecraft Volume: Vol. 22, No. 4 Pages: 634-650
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] The UN as an International Mediator: From the Post-Cold War Era to the 21st Century (2015)
  • Author(s): 伊地哲朗
  • Organizer: Conference on International Mediation
  • Place of Presentation: University of Pretoria（南アフリカ共和国）
  • Year and Date: 2015-06-02 – 2015-06-04