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Jan 27, 2021 · Whereas arbitration gives the arbitrator the authority to settle a dispute, conflict mediation is typically characterized by an absence of decision-making power on the mediator’s part. Thus, in most western mediation models, conflict settlement ultimately lies in the hands of the disputing parties, as they are supposed to find a solution themselves (for non-western models, see Wall and Dunne ...
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- Multi-Level System Intervention
- Cultural Competency
- Empowerment
- Integrated Theoretical Analysis
- Redefinition of The Situation
Clinical sociologists, as part of their general education, are expected to be knowledgeable about social systems as well as intervention at two or more system levels (e.g., individual and organization). (See Chap. 2for a discussion of intervention levels.) This theoretical and practical knowledge, when paired with training in mediation and knowledg...
Sociology, according to Piotr Sztompka (1999), made a paradigmatic shift in the last half of the twentieth century. The move was from an emphasis on “social collectivities (societies)… (to an emphasis on) socially embedded individuals.” This emphasis on social action is “rich” in that it not only includes rationality and calculating exchanges but a...
Empowerment is a concern of practitioners in many fields including mediation. Mediation involves collaboration. When participants express their “concerns, perspectives, feelings, and ideas clearly and in a way that others can hear and understand… this is the essence of empowerment” (Isaacson et al. 2020:2). One of the best statements on empowerment...
Theory, whether implicit or explicit, is important. It affects how mediators, their employers, and agencies (establishing or funding) view disputes and the kind of mediation process they put in place. Theories also are important to parties. Parties involved in a dispute have their own explicit or implicit theoretical approaches and probably would f...
The “definition of the situation” (Thomas 1928, 1931) is a basic idea in sociology, and it means that whatever a person or group believes to be true becomes real in its consequences. To analyze any social situation, then, “requires an understanding of how it looks to those persons who are the constituent parts of the situation or structure, because...
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the process and gathering proposed solutions, the mediator offers different options, e. g. by formulating option papers or drafting agreements. As in facilitative mediation the consent of the parties is seen as essential. The focus of power-based mediation lies in using the mediator’s leverage in order to reach an agreement.
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Mediation attracted considerable interest in a country which has no current mediation experience, but Turkey has the same issues to address as almost all countries in the world - an overloaded judicial system, high cost of litigation and an expanding international trade profile. Turkey represents yet another fertile area for mediation development.
Jan 1, 2013 · For example, a company may insist that its own mediator, as an employee of the company, only use the one approach to mediation that has been approved by the company while the mediator thinks the approach needs to be modified for different situations (e.g., two colleagues who are old friends are involved in a work dispute; an employee has been fired; the company wants a written agreement but ...
- Jan Marie Fritz
- 2014
Chapter 4. ion Models, Theories and ApproachesJan Marie FritzMediation, a non-adversarial, flexibly-structured, creative process in which one or more individuals help disputants (Fritz 2004), is tied to many discipline. and available in many different kinds of settings. The mediator can be, for example, a labor negotiations specialist, a ...
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Jul 26, 2017 · This interaction produces outcomes for the disputants, the mediators, and other parties. The authors explore the way in which the type of conflict, country, culture, and mediation institutions affect the mediation process. Wall, James A., John B. Stark, and Rhetta L. Standifer. “Mediation: A Current Review and Theory Development.”.
