The Mediation Handbook

Research, theory, and practice

Buch | Softcover

450 Seiten

2017
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-12421-9 (ISBN)

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The Handbook of Mediation gathers leading experts across fields related to peace, justice, human rights, and conflict resolution to explore ways that mediation can be applied to a range of spectrums, including new age settings, relationships, organizations, institutions, communities, environmental conflicts, and intercultural and international conflicts. The text is informed by cogent theory, state-of-the-art research, and best practices to provide the reader with a well-rounded understanding of mediation practice in contemporary times.

Based on four signature themes—contexts; skills and competencies; applications; and recommendations—the handbook provides theoretical, applicable, and practical insight into a variety of key approaches to mediation. Authors consider modern conflict on a local and global scale, emphasizing the importance of identifying effective strategies, foundations, and methods to shape the nature of a mediation mindfully and effectively. With a variety of interdisciplinary perspectives, the text complements the development of the reader’s competencies and understanding of mediation in order to contribute to the advancement of the mediation field.

With a conversational tone that will welcome readers, this comprehensive book is essential reading for students and professionals wanting to learn a wide range of potential interventions for conflict.

Alexia Georgakopoulos is a Professor in the Department of Conflict Studies at Nova Southeastern University, USA. She is the Director of the Institute of Conflict Resolution and Communication, a mediation and conflict resolution training and consulting firm specializing in delivering educational training and mediation certification to professionals. A world-class scholar and practitioner in mediation with numerous articles, book chapters, and speaking engagements, she was featured on NBC’s Today Show to discuss peace in the diverse world.

Introduction: Revealing the World of Mediation

Alexia Georgakopoulos

Part I: Promoting Dynamic Mediation in the New Age

Mediation Career Trends through Time: Exploring Opportunities and Challenges
Craig Zelizer & Colleen Chiochetti

Online Technology: The New Frontier for Mediation and Conflict Engagement
Daniel Rainey & Alan Tidwell

Story-Based Inter-Group Mediation
Jessica Senehi

The Intersection of Improv and Mediation
Farshad Farahat, Charles Goesel & Alexia Georgakopoulos

Value-Centered Mediation: The Centrality and Use of Meaning and Values
Mark Kleiman

Electronic Mediation
Daniel Druckman & Sabine T. Koeszegi

Mediation and Spirituality
Zena D. Zumeta

Part II: Mediating in Relational Settings

Transformative Mediation: Illustrating a Relational View of Conflict Intervention
Joseph P. Folger & Dan Simon

Narrative Mediation of Family Conflict
John Winslade

Victim Offender Mediation: A Humanistic Approach
Mark Umbreit & Toran Hansen

Brain Science Behind Mediating Relational Conflicts
Thomas DiGrazia

Mindfulness in Mediation as a Relational Practice
Ran Kuttner

Mediation and Collaboration with Multiple Disciplines: The Implementation of Systemic Theory in Alternative Dispute Resolution
Tommie Boyd & Randy Heller

Dynamic Mediation: Integrating Forgiveness
John Zivojinovic

Part III: Mediating in Organizational and Institutional Settings

Mediation Within and Between Organizations
Christopher Moore

Organizational Conflict Management Systems: The Emergence of Mediators as Conflict Resolution Professionals
Alexia Georgakopoulos, Harold Coleman, Jr. & Rebecca Storrow

Effectiveness of Mediation in the State Agency Grievance Process
Jessica Katz Jameson, RaJade M. Berry-James, Dennis M. Daley & Jerrell D. Coggburn

The Prison of Peace Project: A Model for Community Transformation
Douglas E. Noll

Mediation and Dispute Resolution Services in Higher Education
Neil H. Katz

Mediation as a Tool for Resolvng Workplace Conflicts
LaVena Wilkin

Health Care Mediation: Promoting Workplace Collaboration and Patient Safety
Robin Cooper

Institutional Mediation and Access to Justice in the State Court System of the United States
Rebecca Storrow

Part IV: Mediating in Community Settings

Promoting Peaceful Communities: The Challenges and Benefits of Community-Police Mediation
Evan Hoffman

Sustaining Peer Mediation: Remaining Challenges and Opportunities for Peace Educators
Cheryl Duckworth

Encouraging Effectiveness through Communication Competence in Community Mediation
Brian L. Heisterkamp

The Space of Conflict: Aesthetic Lessons for Mediators
Dorit Cypis

From Peers to Parents: Transferring Peer Mediation Skills from School to Family
Vitus Ozoke

Part V: Mediating within Environmental Settings

Conflict, Climate Change, and Environmental Catastrophe: How Mediators Can Help Save the Planet
Kenneth Cloke

Mediators as Leaders in Climate Change: The Power of Neutrality
Thomas Fiutak

The Role of Mediation in Large-Scale Collaborative Initiatives
Marcelle E. DuPraw

Mediation at the Nexus of Climate Change and Conflict
Oliver Leighton Barrett

The Public Sector as Mediator: The Role of Public Institutions in Environmental Collaborations and Conflict Resolution
William Hall & Michael Kern

Part VI: Mediating in International and Intercultural Settings

Thinking Locally, Acting Globally: Mediating Beyond Borders and Integrated Global Capacity Building
Kenneth Cloke

International Multiparty Mediation
Siniša Vuković

Exploring International Mediation: Past, Present and Beyond
Lynn Cole

Culture, Religion, and Politics in International Mediation
Mohammed Abu-Nimer & Timothy Seidel

International Mediation: Some Observations and Reflections
Sean Byrne

Success and Failure of International Mediation: Examining Causes and Conditions that Impede or Assist Process Success
Brian Polkinghorn, Anthony Yost & Matt Swiderski

Mediation and the Challenge of Fostering Reconciliation in Ethno-Political Disputes: The Case of Guyana
Perry Mars, Frederic Pearson & Marie Olson-Lounsbery

Mediating in the Shadow of Conflict: United States Special Operations Forces in Unconventional Warfare
Christian Ramthun, Raffi Mnatzakanian & Patrick James Christian

Religion and Mediation: Strange Bedfellows or Natural Allies?
S. Ayse Kadayifci-Orellana

Mediating Peacebuilding in Protracted Conflicts: An Interactive Design Framework

Benjamin Broome

Conclusion: The Future of Mediation in a Changing World

George A. Lopez

Erscheinungsdatum	20.03.2017
Zusatzinfo	3 Tables, black and white; 3 Line drawings, black and white; 6 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	771 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Familien- / Systemische Therapie
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Zivilverfahrensrecht
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik
	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Personalwesen
	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
ISBN-10	1-138-12421-4 / 1138124214
ISBN-13	978-1-138-12421-9 / 9781138124219
Zustand	Neuware