Resolving International Conflicts : The Theory and Practice of Mediation

Foreword ix Jimmy Carter Acknowledgments xiii Introduction: Thinking About Mediation 1(10) Jacob Bercovitch The Study of International Mediation: Theoretical Issues and Empirical Evidence 11(28) Jacob Bercovitch Allison Houston Part 1 Bias, Neutrality, and Power in International Mediation Bias and Impartiality in International Mediation 39(16) Peter J. Carnevale Sharon Arad Mediating Conflict in Central America 55(20) Paul Wehr John Paul Lederach The UN Secretary-General and the Mediation of International Disputes 75(32) Kjell Skjelsbaek Gunnar Fermann Part 2 Culture and International Mediation Cultural Aspects of International Mediation 107(22) Raymond Cohen The Limits of Mediation: Lessons from the Syria-Israel Experience, 1974--1994 129(24) Brian Mandell Part 3 International Mediation: The Range of Practice Mediation in Internal Conflicts: Lessons from Sri Lanka 153(18) Kumar Rupesinghe The Yugoslavian Conflict, European Mediation, and the Contingency Model: A Critical Perspective 171(20) Keith Webb Vassiliki Koutrakou Mike Walters Environmental Mediation in International Relations 191(28) Deborah Shmueli Ariella Vranesky Part 4 Extending the Range of International Mediation Varieties of Mediating Activities and Mediators in International Relations 219(16) Louis Kriesberg A Contingency Perspective on conflict Interventions: Theoretical and Practical Considerations 235(28) Loraleigh Keashly Ronald J. Fisher The Contributors 263(2) Index 265(14) About the Book 279