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.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
"Mediation has burst its banks and spilled over into many fields. It is no longer a meandering stream or a quiet backwater. It has left behind romantic beginnings and entered many new waterways. Read this book and be carried along in the surge."
John Winslade, California State University-San Bernardino, USA
"In The Mediation Handbook, we have a wonderful new resource that provides insight from some of the most innovative thinkers and practitioners in the mediation world. Drawing on the best lessons of the past and a broad vision of the demands of the future, the handbook offers a wide range of practical approaches for deepening and extending the reach of mediation in the twenty-first century."
Bernie Mayer, Creighton University, Canada
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Verlagsort
Verlagsgruppe
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
Postgraduate and Professional
Illustrationen
3 s/w Tabellen, 6 s/w Abbildungen, 3 s/w Zeichnungen
3 Tables, black and white; 3 Line drawings, black and white; 6 Illustrations, black and white
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Höhe: 254 mm
Breite: 178 mm
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ISBN-13
978-1-138-12420-2 (9781138124202)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
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.
Herausgeber*in
Nova Southeastern University, Florida, USA
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
Sinisa Vukovic
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
