The Mediation Handbook (eBook, PDF)

Research, theory, and practice
Redaktion: Georgakopoulos, Alexia

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 450
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. September 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317300700
• Artikelnr.: 49271489

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Revealing the World of Mediation



Alexia Georgakopoulos



Part I: Promoting Dynamic Mediation in the New Age

1. Mediation Career Trends through Time: Exploring Opportunities and Challenges




Craig Zelizer & Colleen Chiochetti




2. Online Technology: The New Frontier for Mediation and Conflict Engagement




Daniel Rainey & Alan Tidwell




3. Story-Based Inter-Group Mediation




Jessica Senehi




4. The Intersection of Improv and Mediation




Farshad Farahat, Charles Goesel & Alexia Georgakopoulos




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



6. Electronic Mediation




Daniel Druckman & Sabine T. Koeszegi




7. Mediation and Spirituality




Zena D. Zumeta



Part II: Mediating in Relational Settings


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





9. Narrative Mediation of Family Conflict




John Winslade




10. Victim Offender Mediation: A Humanistic Approach




Mark Umbreit & Toran Hansen




11. Brain Science Behind Mediating Relational Conflicts




Thomas DiGrazia




12. Mindfulness in Mediation as a Relational Practice




Ran Kuttner




13. Mediation and Collaboration with Multiple Disciplines: The Implementation of Systemic Theory in Alternative Dispute Resolution




Tommie Boyd & Randy Heller




14. Dynamic Mediation: Integrating Forgiveness




John Zivojinovic



Part III: Mediating in Organizational and Institutional Settings


15. Mediation Within and Between Organizations




Christopher Moore




16. Organizational Conflict Management Systems: The Emergence of Mediators as Conflict Resolution Professionals




Alexia Georgakopoulos, Harold Coleman, Jr. & Rebecca Storrow




17. Effectiveness of Mediation in the State Agency Grievance Process




Jessica Katz Jameson, RaJade M. Berry-James, Dennis M. Daley & Jerrell D. Coggburn




18. The Prison of Peace Project: A Model for Community Transformation




Douglas E. Noll


19. Mediation and Dispute Resolution Services in Higher Education




Neil H. Katz




20. Mediation as a Tool for Resolvng Workplace Conflicts


LaVena Wilkin


21. Health Care Mediation: Promoting Workplace Collaboration and Patient Safety




Robin Cooper




22. Institutional Mediation and Access to Justice in the State Court System of the United States




Rebecca Storrow



Part IV: Mediating in Community Settings


23. Promoting Peaceful Communities: The Challenges and Benefits of Community-Police Mediation




Evan Hoffman


24. Sustaining Peer Mediation: Remaining Challenges and Opportunities for Peace Educators




Cheryl Duckworth




25. Encouraging Effectiveness through Communication Competence in Community Mediation


Brian L. Heisterkamp


26. The Space of Conflict: Aesthetic Lessons for Mediators




Dorit Cypis


27. From Peers to Parents: Transferring Peer Mediation Skills from School to Family


Vitus Ozoke

Part V: Mediating within Environmental Settings


28. Conflict, Climate Change, and Environmental Catastrophe: How Mediators Can Help Save the Planet


Kenneth Cloke


29. Mediators as Leaders in Climate Change: The Power of Neutrality




Thomas Fiutak




30. The Role of Mediation in Large-Scale Collaborative Initiatives




Marcelle E. DuPraw




31. Mediation at the Nexus of Climate Change and Conflict


Oliver Leighton Barrett


32. 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


33. Thinking Locally, Acting Globally: Mediating Beyond Borders and Integrated Global Capacity Building




Kenneth Cloke




34. International Multiparty Mediation




Sinisa Vukovic




35. Exploring International Mediation: Past, Present and Beyond




Lynn Cole




36. Culture, Religion, and Politics in International Mediation




Mohammed Abu-Nimer & Timothy Seidel


37. International Mediation: Some Observations and Reflections


Sean Byrne


38. Success and Failure of International Mediation: Examining Causes and Conditions that Impede or Assist Process Success


Brian Polkinghorn, Anthony Yost & Matt Swiderski



39. Mediation and the Challenge of Fostering Reconciliation in Ethno-Political Disputes: The Case of Guyana


Perry Mars, Frederic Pearson & Marie Olson-Lounsbery


40. Mediating in the Shadow of Conflict: United States Special Operations Forces in Unconventional Warfare




Christian Ramthun, Raffi Mnatzakanian & Patrick James Christian




41. Religion and Mediation: Strange Bedfellows or Natural Allies?




S. Ayse Kadayifci-Orellana




42. Mediating Peacebuilding in Protracted Conflicts: An Interactive Design Framework

Benjamin Broome



Conclusion: The Future of Mediation in a Changing World



George A. Lopez

Rezensionen

"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