Why are Some Mediations Successful and Others Not? : Building Peace. Evan Hoffman, PhD, is a Senior Associate at the Canadian International Institute of Applied Negotiation. Dr. Hoffman has published numerous articles on conflict prevention and resolution, peacebuilding, and mediation; and he has provided consulting services to: the Carter Center, the UN, the EU, the Ottawa Police Service, St. Lawrence College (Cornwall), the Vietnamese Ministry of Justice and others on these topics. He tweets at @drevanhoffman. Mediation aims to bring a lasting resolution to a conflict between two or more parties; it is akin to negotiation, but with the addition of a neutral, 3rd party mediator to assist in the process. Mass action is a very powerful instrument that can either support or challenge a peace process.” In recent research I undertook about durable peace following civil wars, I identified the management of both power and spoilers as essential to the construction of a durable peace resulting from mediation. 4 Challenges to Successful Mediation.
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How Do You Contact Us? Our goal is to be as responsive as possible to our readers. The Common Ground Blog. Breathing Forgiveness. Discussion Forum - ADRhub Werner Institute. Free speech, the right to offend, and dialogue | Metaconversations. Why is it that when a book is banned, a movie producer shot, or a publishing house fire-bombed for publishing a book or a cartoon, mediators and professional bodies of Conflict Resolution practitioners don’t protest? Why, when a special interest group threatens violence against someone whose speech offends its members, don’t peace builders write op-ed pieces or burn up the on-line forums in support of the seeming offender?
Having been part of the mediation and peace building community for the last couple decades, I’m guessing that if I asked my colleagues these questions, they would give one or more of the following answers: We mediators and peace builders are ‘neutrals.’ What if tomorrow we were called on to mediate between, say, an Ayotallah and a cartoon publisher out of Holland? ‘Respect’ for others requires that we not offend cultural or religious sensitivities.
While these may seem reasonable, at first glance, we should not accept them without serious examination. NIH Office of the Ombudsman: Home. MarcGopin.com Marc Gopin.com Conflict Resolution and Religious Peacemaking. The Doctor is IN. Mediation Channel | Talking about mediation, negotiation, conflict resolution, and law.