In the paper, the authors use the practice approach to untangle the
(un)changing nature of the EU’s practice of international peace mediation
(IPM). Drawing on the recent practice turn in international relations
scholarship, Bourdieu’s well knew concepts of habitus and field is employed in order to elicit the background knowledge and values that constitute and transform this practice. In this regard, the EU’s practice of international peace mediation is looked at through the lens of general peace mediation norms, as well as through the rules, norms, identity and culture specific to the European Union. Three cases are used for this: (1) the EU support for the Aceh peace process in Indonesia (2004-2008); (1) the engagement in Russian-Georgian war (2008-2012); and (3) the mediating role it performs in the recent dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia (2011-2013).
