Katrina Abatis
Haldeneggsteig 4
8092 Zürich
Switzerland
Phone: +41 44 632 50 27
Mail:
Katrina Abatis is a Senior Program Officer in the Mediation Support Team. She works within the Mediation Support Project (MSP), which is a joint project between the CSS and swisspeace, supported by the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). She is secretariat of the Mediation Support Network and editor of the external pageMSN Discussion Points.
Katrina has prior work experience in designing programs and support for international students in the UK and has a particular interest in intercultural mediation, which is her current research topic. As part of a research team with other organizations, she is also looking at the interactions between multi-track peace processes. She obtained her Bachelor and Master’s Degree at the University of Leicester (UK).
Katrina has trained professionals in mediation and negotiation as part of various courses, including the Negotiation and Mediation Course in Zimbabwe, the Peace Mediation Course in Switzerland and the First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis course in Italy.
Selected Publications
Abatis, Katrina (2019) 'Mediation Perspectives: The Speaker as Mediator in a Polarized Parliament', CSS Blog.
Abatis, Katrina; Palmiano Federer, Julia; Pickhardt, Julia; Lustenberger, Phillip; Altpeter, Christian (2019) 'Beyond the Tracks? Reflections on Multitrack Approaches to Peace Processes', Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue; Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zürich; Folke Bernadotte Academy; swisspeace.