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Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Acknowledgments; 1 New approaches, methods and findings in the study of mediation; Part I Mediation strategy; 2 Is there method in the madness of mediation?: Some lessons for mediators from quantitative studies of mediation; 3 Third-party intermediaries and negotiated settlements, 1946-2000; Part II Mediator type; 4 Credibility and strategy in international mediation; 5 Mediator types and the effectiveness of informationprovision strategies in the resolution of international conflict

This book examines how new empirical approaches to mediation can shed fresh light on the effectiveness of different patterns of conflict management, and offers guidelines on the process of international mediation.

1. Introduction -- 2. The Rational Model of Mediation -- 3. The Rational Model of Mediation : a Quantitative analysis -- 4. The Rational Model of Mediation : the Egyptian-Israeli conflict, 1948-1979 -- 5. The Rational Model of Mediation : the Indian-Pakistani conflict, 1947-2002 -- 6. The Rational Model of Mediation and the Egyptian-Israeli and Indian-Pakistani conflicts : a comparative analysis -- 7. Conclusions.

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