Daring to Be Transformed: a Journey to the Epicenter of Conflicts: In elicitive conflict transformation the mediator is more than neutral

Elicitive Conflict Transformation: How can mediation go beyond resolving a conflict episode and transform the people behind issues and interests? In this article, Belgo-Canadian journalist Sophie Rousseau, trained mediator and student at the UNESCO Chair for Peace Studies in Innsbruck Austria, explores how elicitive conflict transformation can transform not only the conflict or the parties but also the mediator, questioning a core principle of mediation and journalism: neutrality.