Studies in International Mediation

by Bercovitch, Jacob

• ISBN13: 9780333693018
• ISBN10: 0333693019
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-02-08
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

Studies in International Mediation brings together a number of prominent scholars in the field of international relations. The central concern of the contributors is mediation effectiveness and how best to achieve it. Within these parameters, three major themes are highlighted - the determinants of mediation success, the range and diversity of mediation in the contemporary environment, and new strategies of intervention. The contributors take a systematic approach to analyzing some significant aspects of mediation and consider the process in the overall context of conflict management.

Author Biography

Jacob Bercovitch is Professor of International Relations, Department of Political Science, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures	xi
Foreword	xiii
Preface	xiv
Notes on the Contributors	xvii
List of Abbreviations	xxi
Part I Theoretical Perspectives	1	(54)
Introduction: Putting Mediation in Context	3	(22)
Jacob Bercovitch
Introduction	3	(1)
The nature of mediation	4	(4)
Motives for mediation	8	(2)
Who may mediate?	10	(4)
Mediator's roles and behavior	14	(2)
Evaluating international mediation	16	(2)
Toward more effective mediation	18	(3)
Structure of the book	21	(1)
Conclusion	22	(3)
Mediating from Strength	25	(16)
Peter J. Carnevale
Introduction	25	(2)
The shape of mediation	27	(1)
The concept of mediating strength	27	(1)
Strategic strength in mediation	28	(2)
Tactical strength in mediation	30	(2)
Strategic strength versus tactical strength	32	(1)
Implications for effectiveness in mediation	33	(2)
Questions and conclusions	35	(6)
Mediator Behavior and Success in Mediation	41	(14)
Dean G. Pruitt
Introduction	41	(1)
Conflict resolution by disputants	42	(3)
Mediator behavior	45	(2)
Disputant acceptance of and progress in mediation	47	(5)
Conclusions	52	(3)
Part II The Range of Mediation Experience	55	(110)
Quasi-Informal Mediation in the Oslo Channel: Larsen and Holst as Individual Mediators	57	(23)
Karin Aggestam
Introduction	57	(1)
Theories of international mediation	58	(2)
The Norwegian case: a combination of formal and informal processes of mediation	60	(4)
Four roles of mediation	64	(5)
The Oslo channel: a successful case of mediation?	69	(4)
Conclusion	73	(7)
Mediation by Regional Organizations: the OAU in Chad and Congo	80	(18)
I. William Zartman
Introduction	80	(4)
OAU mediation in the Libya/Chad conflict	84	(8)
Conclusions	92	(6)
International Organizations and Conflict Management: the United Nations and the Mediation of International Conflicts	98	(29)
Judith Fretter
Introduction	98	(2)
UN mediation	100	(4)
Operating under constraints	104	(4)
Mechanisms of UN mediation	108	(5)
Rank and leverage	113	(4)
UN innovations in the peaceful settlement of conflict	117	(2)
Contextual factors affecting UN mediation success	119	(3)
Conclusion	122	(5)
Great Power Mediation: Using Leverage to Make Peace?	127	(14)
Marieke Kleiboer
Introduction	127	(1)
Using leverage: international constraints	128	(5)
Using leverage: domestic constraints	133	(3)
Using leverage: a normative critique	136	(2)
Conclusion	138	(3)
Mediation by International Peacekeepers	141	(24)
James A. Wall
Daniel Druckman
Paul F. Diehl
Introduction	141	(1)
Dimensions of peacekeeping	142	(3)
Peacekeeper decision-making	145	(10)
Advice for peacekeepers	155	(3)
Conclusion: implications for civilian mediation	158	(7)
Part III Extending the Range of Mediation	165	(101)
Interactive Problem-solving: Informal Mediation by the Scholar-Practitioner	167	(27)
Herbert C. Kelman
Introduction	167	(1)
Interactive problem-solving	167	(2)
Central features of problem-solving workshops	169	(9)
Social-psychological assumptions	178	(8)
Conclusion: relevance of interactive problem-solving	186	(8)
Mediating Intermediaries: Expanding Roles of Transnational Organizations	194	(19)
Larry A. Dunn
Louis Kriesberg
Introduction	194	(1)
Trends and developments in transnational organizations	195	(1)
Stages of mediating activities	196	(6)
Special contributions and constraints of transnational organizations	202	(8)
Conclusion	210	(3)
Mediation in International Business	213	(15)
Jeswald W. Salacuse
Introduction	213	(1)
The international deal: a continuing negotiation	214	(1)
Deal-making mediation	214	(4)
Deal-managing mediation	218	(2)
Deal-mending mediation	220	(2)
Mediation in international business disputes	222	(3)
Conclusion	225	(3)
Two's Company But Is Three a Crowd? Some Hypotheses about Multiparty Mediation	228	(30)
Chester A. Crocker
Fen Osler Hampson
Pamela R. Aall
Introduction	228	(2)
Definition of multiparty mediation	230	(6)
Towards a synthesis of perspectives	236	(4)
Comparative advantage of different kinds of mediators	240	(4)
The war in the Balkans: an illustration	244	(5)
Challenges of multiparty mediation	249	(9)
Conclusion: Some Thoughts on the Process and Potential of Mediation	258	(8)
Jacob Bercovitch
Introduction	258	(1)
Initiating mediation	258	(2)
Resources and influence in mediation	260	(1)
Mediation success	261	(2)
Extending the range of mediation	263	(1)
Final thoughts	264	(2)
Name Index	266	(5)
Subject Index	271