- Mediation: Practices and Issues
Page 4 to 5
Reference Points
Page 6 to 9
Part 1: The Framework of Mediation
Page 11 to 19
Page 20 to 26
Page 27
Page 28 to 36
Page 37
Page 38 to 49
Part 2: Different Types of Mediation
Page 51 to 60
Page 61
Page 62 to 65
Page 66 to 73
Page 74 to 80
Page 82 to 88
Page 89
Part 3: Mediation Actors
Page 91 to 98
Page 99 to 101
Page 102 to 108
Page 109
Page 110 to 113
Page 114 to 120
Page 121
Page 122 to 129
Page 130 to 137
Mediation practices to resolve disagreements—whether between individuals (natural persons and/or legal persons), in civil matters, between public services and their users, or even between/within businesses—have been developed over the past few years, and we have witnessed an increase in the number of mediation cases. This method of conflict resolution is an alternative to those offered by institutions, notably legal institutions, and has become a profession, even resembling an institution itself. This issue focuses on the development on the mediation culture in different areas (family, education, communities, government, civil, etc.). It reexamines meditation through an inventory of practices across different situations and assesses mediation issues and limits. In the first part, we review the development of mediation and its potential “instrumentalization,” and we identify key features common to all mediations. The second part of this issue reviews different mediation practices and their varying degrees of institutionalization, which could surreptitiously lead to the implementation of social control. Finally, the third part looks at actors with varying roles in the field of mediation. We show that the variety in mediation practices presents a theoretical unity and identity when compared with other conflict resolution practices.
Created in 1946, this journal is published by the French National Family Allowance Fund (Caisse nationale des allocations familiales) as a tool for reflection for social workers and a place for synthesis and debate for researchers and decision makers.
Read more...
- Uploaded on Cairn-int.info on 01/06/2012
