Nine experts have come together to discuss the creative, essential aspects ofeffective conflict intervention and examine important areas of dispute intervention in communities and countries around the world. In doing so, they have identified the mediation continuum - from prevention through evaluation - as important, and perhaps even central, to the work of mediators and those who study the processes that move us toward the goal of a just peace. After a detaileddiscussion of the essential basics including cultural competency, creativity,ethics and theories, the authors examine selected areas of practice. These include community mediation centers in the United States, the police as mediators, special education mediation in the United States, court mediation is Israel, mediation on behalf of widows in Nigeria, community conferencing in Australia and the United States, the role of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in peacebuilding, and civil society development in Burundi. While some of these chapters have a national focus, international comparisons and insights are a priority. This volume is a must read for the scholars, researchers, policymakers, teachers and practitioners with interests in conflict analysis and intervention, and it is recommended particularly for those managing dispute intervention processes.
- ISBN: 978-94-007-2884-4
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Fecha Publicación: 31/08/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés