The women and men that make peace: Introducing the Mediating Individuals (M-IND) dataset

Joakim Kreutz and Magda Lorena Cárdenas
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Joakim Kreutz: Department of Government, Uppsala University
Magda Lorena Cárdenas: Department of Political Science, Umeå University

Journal of Peace Research, 2025, vol. 62, issue 1, 182-192

Abstract: This article presents new data on the individuals who mediate (M-IND) in all active UCDP dyads and lethal MIDs, 1989–2019. The dataset contributes to the systematic study of conflict management in several important respects: it covers both international and internal conflicts, it covers low-intensity violence, and it provides information on individual mediators, who appointed them, and type of mediation. Besides presenting the data collection and descriptive statistics, the article engages with the literatures on multiparty mediation and women, peace and security. M-IND shows that women more commonly are appointed as mediators by nongovernmental organizations than by states and international organizations. Our analysis suggests that greater equality in mediation efforts correlates with the use of more varied mediation strategies and is associated with a greater chance of reaching peace agreements.

Keywords: civil conflict; diplomacy; international disputes; mediation; women peace and security (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1177/00223433231211761

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