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BI Article
The Reflexive Mediator
A summary of Jay Rothman's 2014 Negotiation Journal article in which Jay suggests mediators cannot be neutral, but they can be reflexive and use "disciplined bias" to reach resolution.
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Mediation, Conciliation, and Related Processes
Mediation (sometimes called "conciliation") is a conflict resolution process in which a third party assists the disputants to communicate better, analyze their conflicts and their options and to develop a mutually satisfactory solution.
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Mediators and Conciliators
Mediators and Conciliators help deeply-conflicted parties break down their polarization and escalation by helping them, often for the first time, really listen to and come to understand the concerns of the other side, and helping them reframe their conflict, so they no longer see it as the fault of the other side, but rather as a mutual problem that can be solved.
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Mediation, Conciliation, and Related Processes
Mediation (sometimes called "conciliation") is a conflict resolution process in which a third party assists the disputants to communicate better, analyze their conflicts and their options and to develop a mutually satisfactory solution.
Colleague Activities
National Association for Community Mediation
A member organization, and a hub for advancing the work of community mediators, aggregating their wisdom and amplifying their voice.
Colleague Activities
Mediators Beyond Borders International
MBBI builds local skills for peace and promotes mediation worldwide, emphasizing inclusivity cultural competency, and trauma healing.
Colleague Activities
Youth-Inclusive Guide to Peace Mediation
Mediation processes that include young people are more likely to generate better conflict analyses, broader national ownership, greater legitimacy, and improved prospects of more sustainable peace.
Colleague Activities
Association for Conflict Resolution
ACR is an international professional association for mediators, arbitrators, educators and other conflict resolution practitioners.
Colleague Activities
Mediate.com
Mediate.com is an extensive resource for mediators and about mediators--helping people find mediation services, and helping mediators hone their skills and knowledge.
Colleague Activities
Practitioner Mobilization For Democracy - Launch Event Recap
A summary of (with videos from) NCDD's launch of their Practitioner Mobilization effort, seeking to get mediators and other third parties involved in the effort to encourage constructive democratic engagement.
Colleague Activities
Critical reflection: Ethical marketing of conflict resolution services
Samantha Hardy argues that mediators need to be very careful to use an honest and accurate approach to marketing, to develop credibility and maintain the legitimacy of the field.
News and Opinion
The Man Who Settled the Fox-Dominion Defamation Case From a Romanian Tour Bus
An interesting profile of how a mediator brokered the out-of-court settlement in the Dominion / Fox News case.