Ljubjana Wüstehube

From shared narratives to joint responsibility

In: Pankaj Adhikari/Subhash Ghimire/Vidyadhar Mallik (eds.), Nepal Transition to Peace. A Decade of the Comprehensive Peace Accord 2006-2016.

"From shared truths to joint responsibility" (sha:re) is an approach for interpersonal dialogue, which was co-designed by a groups of Nepali facilitators and the athors of this article in the framework of a project to support ex-combatants. It combines mediation with dialogue and dealing with the past by making use of story telling methodology.

Advanced Guide to Mediation

The "Advanced Guide to Mediation" was published within the framework of a project realised by DVV International and its Turkish partner Support to Life (STL) to assist Syrian and host community workers, NGO field workers and community leaders in better coping with immense challenges they face as a result of the Syrian refugee crisis.

Body Language and nonverbal communication in Mediation

This article is a practical guide for dealing with body language as a mediator. It is based on a constructivist understanding of body language that considers the majority of nonverbal signals as well as their interpretation as subjective; not universal. Building on this approach and the interdependence between inner attitude and bodily expression several tools in the three domains self-management, observation and interaction are presented.