Community Mediation Articles
(7/31/20)Frank Sander Frank Sander reflects on his concerns within the field, which include the tension of quality vs. quantity of the practice, the lack of studies of cost effectiveness, disappointments with the court system fees, and the difficulty of getting more young people/apprentices into the field. However, he's optimistic about the future of mediation.
(7/31/20)Roger Moss, Carole Conn Conflict Intervention Service: Transforming Lives, Transforming Affordable Housing, Transforming Community in Times of COVID-19
(7/27/20)Adedoyin Rhodes-Vivour Arbitral Community Mobilizes to Adapt to the COVID-19 Crisis through Increased Use of Electronic Proceedings
(7/25/20)Tim Hicks, John Sturrock Fundamentally, mediators work with people’s psychologies and identities, their worldviews and self-views - everything that makes up what it is to be a human being.
(7/25/20)Uma Ramanathan Conflict is inherent and pulsating in every situation or aspect of life.
(7/20/20)John Brand This article discusses professionalism and the need to modernize our mediation culture.
(7/16/20)Jonathan Rodrigues The art and craft of mediation, like many other skills, mainly matures from the myriad mistakes mediators make on their way to meticulously mastering the process.
(7/10/20)George Lim The Singapore Convention on Mediation can have a significant influence on the international appetite for mediation.
(7/10/20)David Kellem I am calling upon all Professional Mediators to deploy as a powerful peacemaking force in our current national crisis.
(7/04/20)Joanna Kalowski The likelihood of conflict and conflicting ideologies makes effective resolution of disputes and the negotiation of sustainable deals crucially important.
(7/02/20)Sneha Vardhani The Indian Government announced a complete indeterminate lockdown across the nation in the month of March amid the spread of Corona Virus (COVID-19). This has effected the ability of people to resolve disputes.
(6/30/20)Clare Fowler, Jim Melamed, Colin Rule Mediate.com has launched an affordable and confidential online mediation service for property, eCommerce and workplace disputes. Participants keep full decision-making control and can get started for only $99.
(6/26/20)Vittorio Indovina In this short article, the author outlines the main findings of a qualitative research study conducted in Italy in 2018 with the purpose of understanding how mediation is enculturated in the legal culture of local attorneys, and what role, if any, the local law regulating mandatory mediation plays in this regard.
(6/25/20)Michael Lang Michael Lang describes an account where he was teaching reflective practice, a practice that enables mediators to be more aware of their own methods and why they are using them.
(6/25/20)Gregg Relyea, David Bogan This article series includes viewpoints on the current state of conflict resolution from all 7 continents. This article focuses on North America.
(6/22/20)Gregg Relyea, Kenneth Cloke This article series includes viewpoints on the current state of conflict resolution from all 7 continents. This article focuses on North America.
(6/20/20)Kenneth Cloke Every officer learns to use violence and the martial arts. How many learn empathy, compassion, and emotional intelligence?
(6/13/20)Jim Melamed Mediate.com announced today that Colin Rule has been named President and Chief Executive Officer. Jim Melamed, the company’s co-founder and CEO for 25 years, is now chair of the board and general counsel.
(6/08/20)Susanne Terry, Bernard Mayer Over the last week, a group of conflict engagement practitioners have created a statement of intent regarding racism. The idea started with Susanne Terry who, with Bernie Mayer and input from a number of other interested persons, created, "Constructive Conflict and Strategic Disruption: A Statement from Conflict Engagement Practitioners."
(5/24/20)Gregg Relyea Mediation is a young, exciting, and expanding field of practice.
(5/08/20)Elahe Amani Imagine there was a pandemic that globally impacted close to 1.3 billion women and girls at some point in their lives.
(5/01/20)Richard Salem Richard Salem describes agency cutbacks as Community Relations Service was preventing violence in the Battle of Wounded Knee.
(4/21/20)Peter Adler, Kem Lowry Unexpected belt-tightening is unpleasant. It unravels expectations and invokes fear. The more severe the shock, the more severe the manifestations can be. If you are a leader, you are also suddenly thrust into “crisis management” mode, which raises questions. What is your strategy?
(4/13/20)Jonathan Rodrigues This article is an opinion piece by one reader and examines if our world leaders responded to the COVID-19 crisis with empathy.
(4/03/20)David Smith In light of the current COVID-19 crisis and adjustments that educators, universities, colleges, and employees are making to work and learning, I’ve posted lists of resources that might useful to students, professionals, and educators.
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