mediation

(noun)

Negotiation to resolve differences conducted by some impartial party.

Related Terms

  • arbitration
  • conflict resolution
  • litigation
  • conciliation

Examples of mediation in the following topics:

  • Resolving Conflicts

    • Methods of dispute resolution include: litigation, arbitration, mediation, and conciliation.
    • Mediation is a way of resolving disputes between two or more parties with concrete effects.
    • Typically, a third party, the mediator, assists the parties to negotiate a settlement.
    • The mediator acts as a neutral third party and facilitates rather than directs the process.
    • In mediation, the mediator tries to guide the discussion in a way that optimizes parties' needs, takes feelings into account, and reframes representations.
  • Forms of Disagreement

    • Direct action stands in opposition to a number of other forms of disagreement, like electoral politics, diplomacy, negotiation, and arbitration, which are not usually described as direct action, as they are politically mediated.
  • Foundations of the Welfare State

    • Unlike welfare states built on social democracy foundations it was not designed to promote a redistribution of political power from capital to labor; nor was it designed to mediate class struggle.
  • Business and Labor in the Economy

    • As such, it mediates many aspects of the relationship between trade unions, employers, and employees.
  • Arbitration

    • Specialist dispute resolution bodies also exist, such as the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), which has an arbitration and mediation center and a panel of international neutrals specializing in intellectual property and technology related disputes.
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