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Mark Freeman is the founder and executive director of the Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT), a non-governmental organization that supports political transition processes, dialogue, and peacebuilding efforts..[1]
Biography and Career
[edit]Mark Freeman has over thirty years of experience in peace negotiations, crisis management, and conflict resolution in international settings.[2]
Before founding IFIT, he held senior positions in major international organizations: he served as Head of External Relations and a member of the management team at the International Crisis Group, and helped launch the International Center for Transitional Justice, where he became Director of International Affairs. Earlier in his career, he worked at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and as a corporate lawyer in Toronto.[3]
Academically, he holds a Bachelor of Arts from McGill University, a Juris Doctor from the University of Ottawa, and a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Columbia Law School, where he was a Human Rights Fellow and a James Kent Scholar. He has also taught at institutions such as KU Leuven, the University of Ottawa, and Queen’s University.
Work and Approach
[edit]Under Freeman’s leadership, the Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT) promotes an integrated approach to political transitions, aiming to ensure that processes of dialogue, negotiation, and social transformation are locally driven, coherent, and tailored to specific contexts..[4]
Freeman has advocated for the possibility of exploring negotiation options with non-state actors, including criminal groups, in contexts of violence and insecurity—when circumstances allow—with the goal of reducing violence and fostering pathways toward peace.[5]
His most recognized works include Negotiating Transitional Justice (Cambridge, 2020), Necessary Evils: Amnesties and the Search for Justice (Cambridge, 2010), and Truth Commissions and Procedural Fairness (Cambridge, 2006).[6]
More recently, Freeman has spearheaded the Fast-Track Negotiation initiative, which proposes a negotiation model designed to address the urgency, fluid dynamics, and complex demands of fragmented conflicts in today’s world.
References
[edit]- ^ "Home - Institute for Integrated Transitions | IFIT". Retrieved 2025-09-30.
- ^ "El dilema Paz y o Justicia en Ucrania" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2025-09-30.
- ^ Freeman, Mark (2021-10-26). "Armed Groups and International Law - Peace Treaty Symposium". Retrieved 2025-09-30.
- ^ tcruvellier (2024-09-20). "Does transitional justice have anything to say on gang violence?". Retrieved 2025-09-30.
- ^ "Mark Freeman". Retrieved 2025-09-30.
- ^ Freeman, Mark. Truth Commissions and Procedural Fairness.