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Book Synopsis

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 themescontexts; skills and competencies; applications; and recommendationsthe 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

Trade Review

"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



Table of Contents

Introduction: Revealing the World of Mediation

Alexia Georgakopoulos

Part I: Promoting Dynamic Mediation in the New Age

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

  3. Craig Zelizer & Colleen Chiochetti

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

  5. Daniel Rainey & Alan Tidwell

  6. Story-Based Inter-Group Mediation

  7. Jessica Senehi

  8. The Intersection of Improv and Mediation

  9. Farshad Farahat, Charles Goesel & Alexia Georgakopoulos

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

  12. Electronic Mediation

  13. Daniel Druckman & Sabine T. Koeszegi

  14. Mediation and Spirituality

  15. Zena D. Zumeta

    Part II: Mediating in Relational Settings

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

  18. Narrative Mediation of Family Conflict

  19. John Winslade

  20. Victim Offender Mediation: A Humanistic Approach

  21. Mark Umbreit & Toran Hansen

  22. Brain Science Behind Mediating Relational Conflicts

  23. Thomas DiGrazia

  24. Mindfulness in Mediation as a Relational Practice

  25. Ran Kuttner

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

  27. Tommie Boyd & Randy Heller

  28. Dynamic Mediation: Integrating Forgiveness

  29. John Zivojinovic

    Part III: Mediating in Organizational and Institutional Settings

  30. Mediation Within and Between Organizations

  31. Christopher Moore

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

  33. Alexia Georgakopoulos, Harold Coleman, Jr. & Rebecca Storrow

  34. Effectiveness of Mediation in the State Agency Grievance Process

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

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

  37. Douglas E. Noll

  38. Mediation and Dispute Resolution Services in Higher Education

  39. Neil H. Katz

  40. Mediation as a Tool for Resolvng Workplace Conflicts

  41. LaVena Wilkin

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

  43. Robin Cooper

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

  45. Rebecca Storrow

    Part IV: Mediating in Community Settings

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

  47. Evan Hoffman

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

  49. Cheryl Duckworth

  50. Encouraging Effectiveness through Communication Competence in Community Mediation

  51. Brian L. Heisterkamp

  52. The Space of Conflict: Aesthetic Lessons for Mediators

  53. Dorit Cypis

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

  55. Vitus Ozoke

    Part V: Mediating within Environmental Settings

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

  57. Kenneth Cloke

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

  59. Thomas Fiutak

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

  61. Marcelle E. DuPraw

  62. Mediation at the Nexus of Climate Change and Conflict

  63. Oliver Leighton Barrett

  64. The Public Sector as Mediator: The Role of Public Institutions in Environmental Collaborations and Conflict Resolution

  65. William Hall & Michael Kern

    Part VI: Mediating in International and Intercultural Settings

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

  67. Kenneth Cloke

  68. International Multiparty Mediation

  69. Siniša Vuković

  70. Exploring International Mediation: Past, Present and Beyond

  71. Lynn Cole

  72. Culture, Religion, and Politics in International Mediation

  73. Mohammed Abu-Nimer & Timothy Seidel

  74. International Mediation: Some Observations and Reflections

  75. Sean Byrne

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

  77. Brian Polkinghorn, Anthony Yost & Matt Swiderski

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

  79. Perry Mars, Frederic Pearson & Marie Olson-Lounsbery

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

  81. Christian Ramthun, Raffi Mnatzakanian & Patrick James Christian

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

  83. S. Ayse Kadayifci-Orellana

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

Benjamin Broome

Conclusion: The Future of Mediation in a Changing World

George A. Lopez

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      Publisher: Taylor & Francis
      Publication Date: 2/8/2017 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781138124219, 978-1138124219
      ISBN10: 1138124214
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      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 themescontexts; skills and competencies; applications; and recommendationsthe 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

      Trade Review

      "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



      Table of Contents

      Introduction: Revealing the World of Mediation

      Alexia Georgakopoulos

      Part I: Promoting Dynamic Mediation in the New Age

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

      3. Craig Zelizer & Colleen Chiochetti

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

      5. Daniel Rainey & Alan Tidwell

      6. Story-Based Inter-Group Mediation

      7. Jessica Senehi

      8. The Intersection of Improv and Mediation

      9. Farshad Farahat, Charles Goesel & Alexia Georgakopoulos

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

      12. Electronic Mediation

      13. Daniel Druckman & Sabine T. Koeszegi

      14. Mediation and Spirituality

      15. Zena D. Zumeta

        Part II: Mediating in Relational Settings

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

      18. Narrative Mediation of Family Conflict

      19. John Winslade

      20. Victim Offender Mediation: A Humanistic Approach

      21. Mark Umbreit & Toran Hansen

      22. Brain Science Behind Mediating Relational Conflicts

      23. Thomas DiGrazia

      24. Mindfulness in Mediation as a Relational Practice

      25. Ran Kuttner

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

      27. Tommie Boyd & Randy Heller

      28. Dynamic Mediation: Integrating Forgiveness

      29. John Zivojinovic

        Part III: Mediating in Organizational and Institutional Settings

      30. Mediation Within and Between Organizations

      31. Christopher Moore

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

      33. Alexia Georgakopoulos, Harold Coleman, Jr. & Rebecca Storrow

      34. Effectiveness of Mediation in the State Agency Grievance Process

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

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

      37. Douglas E. Noll

      38. Mediation and Dispute Resolution Services in Higher Education

      39. Neil H. Katz

      40. Mediation as a Tool for Resolvng Workplace Conflicts

      41. LaVena Wilkin

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

      43. Robin Cooper

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

      45. Rebecca Storrow

        Part IV: Mediating in Community Settings

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

      47. Evan Hoffman

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

      49. Cheryl Duckworth

      50. Encouraging Effectiveness through Communication Competence in Community Mediation

      51. Brian L. Heisterkamp

      52. The Space of Conflict: Aesthetic Lessons for Mediators

      53. Dorit Cypis

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

      55. Vitus Ozoke

        Part V: Mediating within Environmental Settings

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

      57. Kenneth Cloke

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

      59. Thomas Fiutak

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

      61. Marcelle E. DuPraw

      62. Mediation at the Nexus of Climate Change and Conflict

      63. Oliver Leighton Barrett

      64. The Public Sector as Mediator: The Role of Public Institutions in Environmental Collaborations and Conflict Resolution

      65. William Hall & Michael Kern

        Part VI: Mediating in International and Intercultural Settings

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

      67. Kenneth Cloke

      68. International Multiparty Mediation

      69. Siniša Vuković

      70. Exploring International Mediation: Past, Present and Beyond

      71. Lynn Cole

      72. Culture, Religion, and Politics in International Mediation

      73. Mohammed Abu-Nimer & Timothy Seidel

      74. International Mediation: Some Observations and Reflections

      75. Sean Byrne

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

      77. Brian Polkinghorn, Anthony Yost & Matt Swiderski

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

      79. Perry Mars, Frederic Pearson & Marie Olson-Lounsbery

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

      81. Christian Ramthun, Raffi Mnatzakanian & Patrick James Christian

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

      83. S. Ayse Kadayifci-Orellana

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

      Benjamin Broome

      Conclusion: The Future of Mediation in a Changing World

      George A. Lopez

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