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AbstractVictim‐offender mediation is no longer simply an experiment but is now established as an important and growing subfield of alternative dispute resolution. Research suggests high levels of client satisfaction and perceptions of fairness with both the process and outcome of mediated victim‐offender conflict. This article examines the extensive development and impact of the field in the United States, describing its historical roots as well as its rationales and program models. Similarities and differences with more common applications of mediation are identified, along with key research findings.

Purpose
This paper aims to critique the rationalist theoretical framework of international mediation, which ignores emotions in analyzing the decision by conflict parties to pursue a negotiated settlement or continue fighting, and to present an alternative framework that integrates emotions.


Design/methodology/approach
The paper draws on psychology research on emotions and conflict to develop an emotionally informed framework for analyzing conflict parties' decision-making regarding a settlement. It demonstrates the framework's validity and value through a case study of the 2000 Camp David mediation to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.


Findings
A rationalist approach to mediation does not have adequate explanatory and predictive power theoretically. In practice, it can reduce the prospect of success.


Research limitations/implications
The paper highlights the necessity for mediation researchers to study the effects of emotion, draw on psychology studies on conflict and explore the emotional implications of different mediation strategies and tactics.


Practical implications
The framework highlights the challenge of designing and conducting mediation in a way that cultivates emotions favorable to a settlement and lessens emotions unfavorable to a settlement.


Originality/value
This is the first study, to the best of the authors' knowledge, to critique the rationalist framework of international mediation studies and develop an alternative framework that integrates emotions.

How can an escalation of conflict lead to negotiation? In this systematic study, Zartman and Faure bring together European and American scholars to examine this important topic and to define the point where the concepts and practices of escalation and negotiation meet. Political scientists, sociologists, social psychologists, and war-making and peace-making strategists, among others, examine the various forms escalation can take and relate them to conceptual advances in the analysis of negotiation. They argue that structures, crises, turning points, demands, readiness and ripeness can often define the conditions where the two concepts can meet and the authors take this opportunity to offer lessons for theory and practice. By relating negotiation to conflict escalation, two processes that have traditionally been studied separately, this book fills a significant gap in the existing knowledge and is directly relevant to the many ongoing conflicts and conflict patterns in the world today

Examines effects of environmental factors on violent conflict and the outbreak of war, and ways in which such effects might be mitigated; 6 articles. Topics include the case of South Africa, conflict and wars, 1930-89, and the Global Environment Facility of the World Bank.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Tables, Figures and Appendixes -- Foreword -- Preface -- Maori Welcome -- 1. The Last Child-Seventh Generation Ethic -- NATIONAL PERSPECTIVES -- 2. Comprehensive Security -- 3. The Public Pursuit of Peace: What Can a Small Country Do? -- 4. Should Deterrence Fail: Consequences of Nuclear War for Non-Combatant Countries -- 5. China's Role in the Search for Peace in Asia -- 6. New Thinking and International Changes -- ANALYTICAL APPROACHES -- 7. Past and Future Wars -- 8. Paths to Peace? Theories of Conflict Resolution and Realities of International Politics -- 9. Controlling International Crises in the 1980s -- 10. In Pursuit of Disarmament -- 11. Mediation as a Technique of Dispute Settlement: Appraisal and Prospects -- 12. International Peacekeeping -- BROADER ISSUES -- 13. The Moral Paradigms of the Superpowers: A Third World Perspective -- 14. Role of the Church in Conflict Resolution -- 15. Search for Peace under Conditions of a "Technological Fix, -- 16. Justice, Peace and the Preservation of Nature -- 17. The Quest for Security Viewed as a Whole-System Problem -- References -- Contributors -- Index.

Conflicts that endure despite repeated good faith attempts to resolve them are considered intractable. Such conflicts can exist at the family, organizational, community, & international levels & present conflict resolution practitioners with extraordinarily difficult challenges. Over time, they can become highly complex, mercurial, & malignant, & render standard methods of conflict resolution such as negotiation & mediation less effective. This article is the 3rd in a 3-part series presenting a meta-framework for addressing protracted, intractable conflicts. It offers a new approach to conflict analysis & intervention that is responsive to the complex dynamics & long-term natures of these problems. A set of guidelines for intervention is outlined & applied to a contemporary case for illustration. Adapted from the source document.

The purpose of the article is to analyze the culturological basis of mediation on the basis of available literature on the problems of culturological aspects of mediation in the context of globalization. After all, the very mediation of culture in the context of globalization makes it possible to resolve extremely complex and controversial issues of social relations, both internal and external. In the context of globalization challenges, resolving the conflicts of international civilizational cooperation gives hope for the further preservation of peace on the globe and for the further evolution of the world community. In addition, the study of this problem allows us to ensure that this issue is not only relevant but also poorly researched.
The methodological basis of this scientific research is culturological methods of analysis of the mediating role of intercultural dialogue in the further establishment of international cooperation in the context of civilizational globalization.
The result of the research is constructive conclusions of the analysis of the existing literature on the issues of cultural mediation, demonstration of achievements in the process of resolving international conflict situations through indirect dialogue of cultures in the context of civilizational globalization.
The scientific novelty of the article is that by studying the achievements of indirect application of intercultural dialogue, the world community gets an additional opportunity for further international cooperation in resolving urgent conflict challenges, which allows the world community to maintain sustainable peace on the planet.
The practical significance of this article is that its results can be useful for further research on this topic. At the same time, they can become material in the process of preparing scientific and methodological documentation for cultural courses.

TRANSGANG aims to develop a renewed model for the analysis of transnational youth gangs in the global age, in dialogue with two classics of urban ethnography, published nearly a century ago: The Gang, by F.M. Thrasher (1926) and The Polish Peasant in Europe and America, by W. I. Thomas and F. Znaniecki (1918- 1920). To do this, the project will start by a systematic review of the historical literature on youth gangs, which will try to overcome the north-Americancentrism, dominant in contemporary criminology. The central phase of the research will focus on a multisited and multilevel ethnography that will explore experiences in which gangs have acted as agents of mediation, as well as the barriers that have blocked these attempts. The project will compare street youth organizations from two transnational communities -Latinos and Arabs-, both in their homelands and in their new European neighbourhoods. Starting with three case studies of "good practices" in Barcelona, Medellin and Casablanca, which will be studied in depth, contrasts with other cases in which other policies have been implemented will be established: Madrid, Marseille and Milan in southern Europe; Oran, Tunis and Cairo in north Africa; Chicago, Santiago de Cuba and San Salvador in the Americas. Using an experimental approach based on the "extended case method", it will have as its theme the making of a film that collects the experience of members or former members of gangs who have participated in mediation experiences. The ultimate goal is to develop a renewed transnational, inter-generational, intergeneric and transmedia approach to Twenty-Firstcentury gangs, very different from the local, coeval, male and face-to-face model used for understanding gangs in the Twentieth century. Although the focus of the project is theoretical, its purpose is applied: to deduce more effective ways of intervention to prevent the hegemony of the criminal gang model that appears as dominant in the neoliberal era. ; The TRANSGANG project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union's HORIZON 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement nº 742705

AbstractDoes a mediator's stated approach (Facilitative, Inclusive, Transformative) predict their behavior at the mediation table? This question is explored through analysis of 149 cases from District Court day of trial mediation in four Maryland jurisdictions and 156 Circuit Court Family Division court‐referred custody and visitation mediation cases in three Maryland jurisdictions. Through factor analysis and multiple regression analysis, this research found a mediator's stated approach does not fully predict their behavior at the mediation table, and that some self‐reported approaches are more predictive of certain actual mediator behaviors (e.g., reflecting, eliciting, offering opinions) than others.

The third edition of Dr. Allan Barsky's (2017) book entitled Conflict Resolution for the Helping Professions: Negotiation, Mediation, Advocacy, Facilitation and Restorative Justice is reviewed based on content, style, and relevance to the field of conflict resolution. The third edition offers an expanded exploration of conflict resolution across practice settings, making it an instructive read for diverse professionals interested in learning how to best help others resolve conflict. The scaffolding structure of the text, the problem‐solving approach embedded into the presentation of the materials, and the use of real‐life examples makes this an important source for educators and trainers in the field of conflict resolution.

The conflict resolution field: origins, growth, and differentiation / Louis Kriesberg -- Social-psychological dimensions of international conflict / Herbert C. Kelman -- Negotiating in the international context / Daniel Druckman -- Mediation in international conflicts: theory, practice, and developments / Jacob Bercovitch -- Adjudication: international arbitral tribunals and courts / Richard B. Bilder -- Interactive conflict resolution / Ronald J. Fisher -- Religion and peacebuilding / Cynthia Sampson -- Addressing conflict through education / Pamela R. Aall, Jeffrey W. Helsing, Alan C. Tidwell -- Dealing with conflict: the contributions of training / George F. Ward Jr., J. Michael Lekson -- Sanctions and stability pacts: the economic tools of peacemaking / David Cortright -- The role of force in peacemaking / Jane Hall Lute

"Conflict and communication acknowledges the inevitable presence of conflict in our lives and the role good communication plays in managing conflict to cultivate a healthier, happier existence. The book explores the ways in which we process and act on conflict, as well as how we can leverage a deeper understanding of our own thoughts and behaviors to reduce the amount and severity of conflict in our lives. Opening chapters provide a basis for understanding conflict - from an overview of conflict in our lives to an inventory of our individual power and conflict styles to the oft-overlooked role that culture plays in our understanding of conflict. Later chapters look at the practical application of these ideas in common settings such as negotiation, dealing with aggression, and mediation. A distinctive chapter on apology and forgiveness brings a very human, emotional element to the idea of conflict resolution. A professional mediator, author Fred E. Jandt includes many real-life examples of conflict throughout the text. The second edition features additional examples for deconstructing conflicts, integrated material on online resolution, and expanded coverage on conflicts in organizations and in the family. New Key Takeaways sections in each chapter help students apply newfound understanding and knowledge to real-life situations. Conflict and communication equips students with research-based techniques, grounded in communication theory, to mitigate destructive consequences of conflict." --