Publication Type

Journal Article

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

9-2008

Abstract

The mediation metamodel provides a systematic framework for understanding mediation as it is practiced in a variety of professional and cultural contexts. Six mediation practices are introduced within the framework of the metamodel: settlement mediation, facilitative mediation, transformative mediation, expert advisory mediation, wise counsel mediation, and tradition-based mediation. The relationships of these different practices to one another are explored and the assumptions underlying them are examined with reference to the literature. The metamodel provides orientation in the dispute resolution field not only for mediators, parties, and their lawyers, but also for regulators, referring bodies, researchers, and students of mediation.

Keywords

Mediation, reconciliation, arbitration, decision-making

Discipline

Dispute Resolution and Arbitration

Research Areas

Dispute Resolution

Publication

Conflict Resolution Quarterly

Volume

26

Issue

1

First Page

97

Last Page

123

ISSN

1536-5581

Identifier

10.1002/crq.225

Additional URL

http://doi.org/10.1002/crq.225

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