Emerging practices in measuring the results of dialogue and mediation efforts: Peace practitioners and international actors in conversation

Session Description: This roundtable session aims to foster a constructive dialogue between peacebuilding practitioners, evaluation experts, and donors to enhance the monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) of dialogue and peace mediation initiatives. Recent survey research conducted by the USIP and Ottawa Dialogue with dialogue and mediation practitioners highlights several critical challenges faced by practitioners in the MEL practice

Moderator: Esra Cuhadar, Associate Professor, Bilkent University, Ankara and Ottawa Dialogue (convener, facilitator)

Panellists:

• Kristen Wall, Learning Evaluation Research Team, United States Institute of Peace, US (non-EU) 

• Sebastian Kratzer, Climate, Environment, and Peacemaking Lead (formerly Global Strategy and M&E Manager), Center for Humanitarian Dialogue

• Pema Doornenbal, Senior Policy Officer for Peacebuilding and Mediation, the Dutch MFA 

• Teresa Dumasy, Research Advisory and Policy, Conciliation Resources 

• TBD, Foreign Policy Instruments, EU 

• Ronan Mac Aongusa, Head of Unit at Foreign Policy Instruments, EU